! 356B Old Airport Rd.

YELLOWKNIFE, NT X1A 3T4

!PHONE (867) 669-7500 FAX (867) 669-7510 www.ssimicro.com

NEWS RELEASE


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<=11>?@AB,=7 C'%9. D7 EFGD; LffecLlve lmmedlaLely, SSl has launched four new lnLerneL plans for
?ellowknlfe cusLomers. 1hese exclLlng new offerlngs reduce Lhe enLry level for lnLerneL Lo Lhe lowesL
prlce ln ?ellowknlfe and lncrease usage by 300 on our sLandard resldenLlal plan.

WlLh Lhese new servlces Lhere's someLhlng for everyone - from Lhe lce 8oad" package for Lhose who
need Lruckloads of daLa, Lo Lhe new Snowshoe" for llghL users. lull deLalls of Lhe new plans are
avallable aL www.sslmlcro.com/broadband-lnLerneL.

WlLhouL a doubL every cusLomer deserves 1he 8LS1 servlce", buL whaL does 8LS1 acLually mean?
AL SSl, belng Lhe besL provlder means:

" 8e loyal Lo cusLomers lf you wanL Lhem Lo be loyal Lo you
" rovlde excepLlonal cusLomer care and go LhaL exLra mlle
" AcL wlLh lnLegrlLy, admlL mlsLakes and work Lo solve Lhem
" 8e LransparenL and Lell lL llke lL ls
" llghL for your cusLomers' rlghLs

As always, wlLh our lnLerneL plans, whaL you see ls whaL you geL:

# 1here are no conLracLs. Cancel or suspend servlce when you wanL.
# no charge for upgrades or downgrades aL any Llme
# lmmedlaLe lnsLallaLlon. 1ake your modem home, plug lL ln & go!
# ueLalled onllne usage accounLlng ensures no surprlse bllls!
# 1he 8LS1 cusLomer care.









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March 4, 2014


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1hese new packages are made posslble ln parL because of reducLlons ordered by Lhe C81C Lo Lhe
wholesale raLes norLhwesLel charges compeLlLors Lo use lLs monopoly flbre backbone connecLlng
?ellowknlfe Lo Lhe souLh and Lhe resL of Lhe world.

lor almosL Lhree years, SSl has Laken a lead role and spenL slgnlflcanL resources ln Lhe pursulL of beLLer
broadband prlclng and greaLer compeLlLlve cholces ln Lhe norLh. 1hls lncluded lnlLlaLlng and acLlvely
parLlclpaLlng ln a number of key proceedlngs before Lhe C81C. 1he cosL of wholesale backbone
connecLlvlLy has been aL Lhe hearL of lssues prevenLlng falr compeLlLlon and beLLer prlclng.

Cne year ago, Lhe C81C slgnlflcanLly reduced Lhe wholesale raLes norLhwesLel was allowed Lo charge
compeLlLors. lmmedlaLely afLer LhaL declslon, SSl lncreased Lhe usage cap for Lhe ?ellowknlfe
resldenLlal lnLerneL plan from 8C8 Lo 20C8, aL no cosL Lo cusLomers.

unforLunaLely, norLhwesLel appealed lasL year's C81C declslon. 1he uncerLalnLy Lhe appeal caused led
SSl Lo delay oLher poslLlve lnlLlaLlves. Powever, lasL uecember Lhe Commlsslon made deLermlnaLlons
ln 1elecom 8egulaLory ollcy 2013-711 Lo clarlfy maLLers LhaL had been ln flux, lncludlng Lhe dlspuLed
wholesale backbone raLes LhaL norLhwesLel ls permlLLed Lo charge compeLlLors llke SSl for flbre
connecLlon Lo Lhe SouLh.

Lven Lhough Lhere are sLlll barrlers Lo be removed Lo achleve beLLer broadband and greaLer cholce ln
communlcaLlons servlces for norLhern consumers, SSl wanLs lLs cusLomers Lo beneflL now by
lnLroduclng Lhese new lnLerneL plans for ?ellowknlfe LhaL feaLure: !"#$ &'()$* +",$# -"'.* )#$(.$#
-/"0-$ 1 (23 '&4$#0"# -&'."5$# -(#$6

"1he lasL four years have been a challenge for us. We losL a loL of cusLomers ln ?ellowknlfe because of
norLhwesLel's LacLlcs wlLh compeLlLors," says !eff hlllpp, lounder and CLC of Lhe SSl Croup of
Companles. We spenL Lons of money on Lhls flghL, and now lL's paylng off. 1he loyal cusLomers LhaL
sLood by us are seelng a beneflL Loday wlLh Lhese new lnLerneL plans. lalr compeLlLlon works across
Lhe board, lL ls good for all cusLomers, even Lhose of our compeLlLors." Pe adds, We're noL done yeL.
We'll keep flghLlng, levellng Lhe playlng fleld one servlce aL a Llme."

lor more lnformaLlon on our flghL for beLLer broadband, see Lhe www.sslmlcro.com/falr-compeLlLlon

1o revlew Lhe C81C 8egulaLory ollcy 2013-711, see hLLp://www.crLc.gc.ca/eng/archlve/2013/2013-
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H)&I/ ""#: PeadquarLered ln ?ellowknlfe, norLhwesL 1errlLorles, Lhe SSl Croup of Companles provldes
broadband servlce across Canada's norLh. SSl undersLands flrsL-hand Lhe challenges faced ln provldlng
effecLlve and affordable communlcaLlons servlces Lo remoLe and ouLlylng areas, and ln provldlng a
compeLlLlve alLernaLlve Lo Lhe lncumbenL operaLor ln small and remoLe markeLs.

SSl has deployed advanced saLelllLe and local broadband wlreless faclllLles LhaL dellver servlces
LhroughouL nunavuL under Lhe ClnlC" brand, and ln over LhlrLy communlLles of Lhe norLhwesL
1errlLorles, an area spannlng over Lhree mllllon square kllomeLres. 1he neLwork uses sLaLe-of-Lhe-arL
full mesh connecLlvlLy and supporLs broadband lnLerneL, volce and vldeoconferenclng Lechnologles.

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Manager, CommunlcaLlons 1el: 613-271-6464
1he SSl Croup of Companles Cell: 613-292-8332
Lmall: davldv[sslmlcro.com