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No hexagons for UBF, Monsef confirms

Briefs | 05/11/2020 9:28 pm EDT
Rural Economic Development Minister Maryam Monsef speaks with reporters after Question Period in the West Block foyer on Dec. 6, 2019./ Photo by Andrew Meade.

The federal government’s upcoming $1.7 billion Universal Broadband Fund won’t use the often-criticised hexagon mapping system, Rural Development Minister Maryam Monsef told the House industry committee. 

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