Eastlink was the firstHalifax Chamber of Commerce, Jan/Feb 2005 major Canadian cable company to offer competitive local telephone service in its territory in 1999 over a fibre optic network. In 2005, the area code 902 telephone market was the most competitive telephone exchange in North America and this was credited to Eastlink's presence in the market. Eastlink was also the first provider to deliver local telephone competition to its service area in New Brunswick in 2005.
