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Telus launches 4G LTE in Fort McMurray

Cell phone service in Fort McMurray is about to get a lot faster.

Telus says it’s launched 4G LTE service as of today.

That means download speeds of up to 75 megabits per second, 34 percent faster than 3G.

It’ll allow a phone to download a 1.2 gigabyte movie file in as little as seven minutes.

It’s part of the 18 million dollar investment Telus has made in Fort McMurray to upgrade the wireless network and expand its TV coverage too.

The company says it hopes to have 80 percent of Albertans accessing the network by the end of this year, including Fort McKay.

November 26, 2012