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Federal and provincial governments bring more broadband to BC
telecom | 01/16/2024 6:28 pm EST
The governments of Canada and British Columbia have announced a joint outlay of $600,000 to roll out high-speed internet in that province. The move is part of a previously-announced agreement to invest $830 million to bring broadband to all parts of the province....
Canadian Telecommunications Contribution Consortium seeks approval to renew Welch as administration of NCF
telecom | 12/22/2023 5:29 pm EST
The Canadian Telecommunications Contribution Consortium Inc. (CTCC) has submitted a letter to the CRTC seeking approval for the renewal of Welch Fund Administration Services...
CRTC announces funds for Nunavut and rejects Bell’s bid to amend Broadband Fund contributions
telecom | 12/20/2023 4:47 pm EST
The CRTC has denied a BCE Inc. application to...
Telcos double down on assertion that CRTC needs to forgo further broadband fund collections
telecom | 09/25/2023 8:08 pm EDT
As the CRTC’s review of its broadband fund...
Federal government rolls out broadband in Cape Breton
telecom | 09/05/2023 3:38 pm EDT
The federal government is spending $1.2 million for high-speed internet service in Cape Breton in Nova...
Telus receives more infrastructure funding
telecom | 08/30/2023 5:30 pm EDT
The CRTC’s Broadband Fund has granted $1.42 million in additional funding towards Telus Corp.’s...
ISED rolls out broadband across southern Ontario
telecom | 08/28/2023 3:21 pm EDT
The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is partnering with the government of Ontario to provide high-speed internet access to hundreds of communities in southern Ontario, it was announced Monday. High-speed is defined as download speeds of 50...
CRTC urged to put a moratorium on broadband fund contributions
telecom | 07/24/2023 5:37 pm EDT
Telecoms and other stakeholders have had their say on proposed changes to...
ATG Arrow Technology Group gets more money from Broadband Fund
telecom | 05/29/2023 2:22 pm EDT
Monday the CRTC approved a request by ATG Arrow Technology Group Ltd....
Telus, Cogeco back Bell on pausing contributions; PIAC comes up with idea for unawarded money
telecom | 02/10/2023 4:33 pm EST
Telus Corp. and Cogeco Inc. are rowing in behind...
CRTC approves CAV funding, contribution levels, for 2022 and 2023
telecom | 12/15/2022 1:41 pm EST
The CRTC Thursday approved a revenue-per cent charge of 0.46 per cent to...
Feds, province roll out broadband in southwestern Ontario
telecom | 08/19/2022 4:57 pm EDT
The federal government and the government of Ontario have each pledged...
Feds invest $500,000 in broadband rollout in Alberta
telecom | 06/20/2022 4:50 pm EDT
The federal government is putting nearly $500,000 into broadband infrastructure in West Bragg Creek,...
ILECs and CLECs spar over telecom fees amendments
telecom | 06/10/2022 4:33 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. and Cogeco Inc. are among competitors protesting proposed changes to the...
Canada and Ontario governments pledge $56 million for broadband rollout
telecom | 04/19/2022 3:29 pm EDT
The governments of Canada and Ontario are jointly investing $56 million for...
Feds announce $41M in funding for rural Alberta broadband
telecom | 03/15/2022 4:57 pm EDT
The federal government is investing $41 million to deliver high-speed broadband to 5,806 households in Alberta, the Department of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development announced Tuesday.
The funds are coming out of the Universal Broadband Fund's Rapid Response...
CRTC awards additional funding to northern Quebec broadband project
telecom | 10/01/2021 2:21 pm EDT
The CRTC approved finalized statements of work Friday in five projects...
Feds spending $1.44B on Telesat’s advanced low earth orbit satellites
telecom | 08/12/2021 4:51 pm EDT
The federal government is planning to pour $1.44 billion into Telesat...
CRTC announces 10 projects, $20.5M, in Broadband Fund
telecom | 08/04/2021 5:39 pm EDT
Approximately 3,625 households will benefit from the CRTC’s Broadband Fund, after a Wednesday announcement of 10 projects selected to receive a total of $20.5 million....
SaskTel spending another $50 million on rural fibre optic broadband
telecom | 06/25/2021 5:16 pm EDT
Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corp. (SaskTel) is throwing another...
Cogeco getting millions more in high-speed funding
telecom | 06/08/2021 5:53 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. is getting more than $40 million in funding for high-speed internet projects in Quebec.
As part of the federal-provincial fund Canada-Quebec Operation High Speed, Cogeco will connect more than 6,000 households in the Monteregie and Montmagny regions by...
Telus spending $26 billion in Ontario, Quebec
telecom | 05/17/2021 3:46 pm EDT
Telus Corp. is planning to spend a combined $26 billion on network connectivity in Ontario and Quebec...
Feds launch new cyber security program
telecom | 05/06/2021 5:15 pm EDT
The federal government is looking to enter a multi-year funding agreement with experts who will form its new Cyber Security Innovation Network. The four-year, $80 million investment to support three or more Canadian centres of...
Cogeco, Xplornet get $81.36 million in connectivity funding
Media | 05/04/2021 5:41 pm EDT
Cogeco Inc. and Xplornet Inc. are getting a combined $81.36 million to connect more than 18,000 households to high-speed internet in the Outaouais region of Quebec. The funding announcement from...
Telus and Sogetel getting $38 million for high-speed connectivity projects
telecom | 05/03/2021 5:58 pm EDT
Telus Corp. and Sogetel Inc. are each getting millions to connect 2,850 houses in Quebec to high-speed internet by September 2022 for a total cost of $38 million, Innovation, Science and Economic...