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Telcos double down on assertion that CRTC needs to forgo further broadband fund collections

News | 09/25/2023 8:08 pm EDT
The CRTC's headquarters at the Terrasses de la Chaudière complex in Gatineau, Que./ Wire Report photo by Anja Karadeglija.

As the CRTC’s review of its broadband fund continues, many telcos and other stakeholders are struggling to agree on how it can best be improved. In a collection of replies posted last Thursday, disagreements emerged regarding the fund’s scope, affordability, and Indigenous reconciliation.

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