Gov’t considers scaling back broadband spending in wake of U.S. terrorist attacks
News | October 2, 2001
Government officials, key industry players and members of the National Broadband Task Force are hinting that Ottawa’s financial commitment to bring high-speed Internet access to every Canadian community by 2004 will be significantly less than previously thought. Some have suggested that the government could commit as little as $200 million, far below the previously anticipated level of $1.5 billion. The total public/private sector bill for the rollout of broadband technologies to every Canadian community could reach $4.75 billion (RoW, July 9/01).
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