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More subscribing to basic service speeds, but availability unchanged

News | 12/21/2018 5:41 pm EST
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Canadians are increasingly signing up for home internet services that meet the CRTC’s basic service standards of 50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload, with 36 per cent of high-speed residential subscriptions meeting that target in 2017, compared to 23 per cent a year earlier.

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