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CIRA’s Josh Tabish promoted to top policy role 

| 08/13/2024 1:36 pm EDT

Josh Tabish is the new director of policy and advocacy at the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA).The Canadian Internet Registration Authority has named Josh Tabish as its director of policy and advocacy.  For nearly two years prior to the promotion, Tabish worked as CIRA’s senior manager of the same department. Before that, he held the positions of public affairs...

CRTC rural broadband fund speed targets draw criticism

telecom | 09/27/2018 5:51 pm EDT

The CRTC revealed Thursday the details of the $750 million rural broadband fund that’s been in the works for nearly two years, prompting criticism from some groups concerned about what they say are low speed criteria. “We are disappointed that the fund initially allows for speeds that are half of the CRTC’s Basic Service Objective target of 50Mbps download and 10Mbps upload,” Byron Holland, president and CEO of the Canadian Internet Registration Authority said in a press release. “We encourage applicants to strive to meet these targets to ensure Canadians have access to quality of...