$1B Northwestel sale remains unclear two years after deal

$1B Northwestel sale remains unclear two years after deal

It’s been two years since a northern Indigenous consortium announced plans to buy northern telecoms giant Northwestel, yet it remains unclear when – or even if – the purchase will go through. The consortium, Sixty North Unity, spearheaded by Yukon First Nations Telco in Yukon, Denendeh Investments Incorporated in the Northwest Territories and Kitikmeot Corporation in Nunavut, announced the $1-billion deal to buy Northwestel from Bell Canada Ente…