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CRTC raises revenue threshold for telecom contribution fund, despite Big Three opposition

| 02/19/2026 4:47 pm EST

CRTC logo graphic The Wire ReportScore one for the little guys. The CRTC has approved a request from a group of independent telcos asking for the regulator to increase the annual revenue threshold for...

CRTC adopts interim basic 911 features for remote regions, pushes NG911 deadlines 

telecom | 03/14/2024 5:42 pm EDT

CRTC adopts interim basic 911 features for remote regions, pushes NG911 deadlines The CRTC is delaying transition of next-generation 911 (NG911) services in certain regions, having found that telecoms in areas with basic emergency services (B911) cannot...

Canada and British Columbia fund high-speed internet rollout in province

telecom | 03/05/2024 9:47 am EST

Feds, Ontario, announce $54M broadband rolloutMonday the federal government and the government of British Columbia joined...

Federal government, BC announce $1.9m in broadband rollout

telecom | 09/06/2022 4:59 pm EDT

Federal government, BC announce $1.9m in broadband rolloutThe Canadian government has partnered with the government of British...

Fibre backbone, last mile projects in rural B.C. getting $38M in funding

telecom | 03/14/2018 12:57 pm EDT

Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada announced an additional $38 million of funding for rural broadband in British Columbia in a release on Tuesday. The funding is on top of...

Coastal B.C. communities to get $45M toward better internet

telecom | 01/17/2018 3:01 pm EST

The federal government will plow a large chunk of a $45.4-million investment for high-speed internet along coastal British Columbia, including remote and First Nations communities, according to a...

Western Canada, Quebec to get Connecting Canadians funding

telecom | 07/11/2017 4:43 pm EDT

Following a pledge last week to connect certain Quebec communities, the federal government will once again dip into its Connecting Canadians fund to provide capital to the tune of $10 million for rural and remote households in Western Canada. Minister of Natural Resources Jim Carr made the announcement on behalf of Innovation Canada minister Navdeep Bains during a visit to internet service provider (ISP) Commstream in Winnipeg on Tuesday. The funding will see 3,500 households in 22 rural and remote communities in British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba, receive a combined $10 million...