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Canadian government spends $7.5 million on Manitoba connectivity

telecom | 03/07/2024 2:44 pm EST

Minister of Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings speaks at a press conference in the National Press Theatre on Feb. 13, 2024 (photo by Andrew Meade).Minister of Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings continued her tour doling out cash from the Universal Broadband Fund. Wednesday saw her in Thompson, Man. handing out $7.5 million for internet and mobile connectivity. The money will allow Broadband Communications...

Feds and Alberta spend $112 million on broadband deployment

telecom | 03/06/2024 11:18 am EST

The governments of Canada and Alberta announced Tuesday that they are jointly spending $112 million to roll out high-speed internet service to 22,500 households in 166 communities. Indigenous communities make up 3,400 of the total. Federal Minister of Rural Economic...

Canada and British Columbia fund high-speed internet rollout in province

telecom | 03/05/2024 9:47 am EST

Monday the federal government and the government of British Columbia joined...

FCC to boost internet connection speeds, CRTC non-committal

telecom | 11/20/2023 3:37 pm EST

As the Federal Communications Commission in the United States announced it...

Feds and BC roll out broadband, Videotron expands footprint

telecom | 09/26/2023 4:12 pm EDT

The governments of Canada and British Columbia have joined together to...

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 Scotia, it was announced Tuesday. The money, from the Universal Broadband Fund, will see 1,600 households in 16 communities receiving service. Indigenous households account...

ISED tops up Universal Broadband Fund in Labrador Indigenous project

telecom | 08/15/2023 4:46 pm EDT

The Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development has added a...

Canadian, Alberta governments invest $96M in high-speed internet

telecom | 07/11/2023 3:28 pm EDT

The federal and Alberta governments announced a $96 million plan to roll...

Federal government, BC announce $1.9m in broadband rollout

telecom | 09/06/2022 4:59 pm EDT

The Canadian government has partnered with the government of British...

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,...

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...

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 boost Universal Broadband Fund by another $1B, propose Digital Services Tax

telecom | 04/19/2021 4:06 pm EDT

As part of its 2021 budget, the federal government is plowing another $1 billion dollars into its Universal Broadband Fund over the next five years, bringing the total fund up to $2.75 billion. ...