ICE Wireless is a cellular network operator in northern Canada and the only alternative to Bell Canada north of the 60th parallel. ICE Wireless was the first GSM carrier in Yukon and the Northwest Territories, in the extreme north of Canada. They currently provide coverage in Inuvik, Yellowknife, Behchoko and services soon for the community of Hay River. The ICE Wireless network covers 70% of the population of the Northwest Territories [1].
In January 2007, the company shut down its Whitehorse, Yukon service, saying it could not compete with the territory's other two providers, both owned by Bell Canada. Since that time the Inuvik-based company has operated in the Northwest Territories only.[1]
In August 2008, the company partnered up with Rogers Wireless to offer a wider coverage area for its customers and vice versa. At a charge of $0.35 a minute, a customer just takes his/her phone on travel, calls as usual, and sees the charge(s) reflected in a later billing statement.
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