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Rural broadband spending should be priority in next budget: NDP MP
telecom | 02/21/2019 6:49 pm EST
Parliamentarians who stuck around the House of Commons for a Wednesday evening debate on a Liberal motion to take a hard look at Canada’s rural broadband gap said spending on underserved areas must be high up on the government’s agenda. “The NDP calls on the government to make the overdue, substantial investment in rural connectivity a priority in the 2019 federal budget,” NDP MP Wayne Stetski said on Wednesday, adding the 2018 budget didn’t do enough for rural Canadians who...
Sidewalk Labs, civil liberties group register to lobby
Media | 01/08/2018 4:14 pm EST
Alphabet Inc.’s Sidewalk Labs kicked off the new year by registering to lobby the federal government, while telecom and broadcasting communications in November grew significantly from the month before.
Joshua Sirefman of Sirefman Ventures, Inc. registered in early...
Connect to Innovate deadline extended
telecom | 02/02/2017 10:00 pm EST
The federal government is extending the deadline for applications to be made to its new rural broadband program. During question period on Thursday, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains, in response...
Liberal MPs, staff create ‘think tank’ for digital issues
Media | 05/17/2016 7:59 pm EDT
OTTAWA — It wasn’t a hard sell for David Graham to recruit Liberal colleagues for a new Parliament Hill research body. “[I said] ‘I want to talk about digital issues....
Redirect voice subsidy to broadband, CRTC panel hears
telecom | 04/21/2016 9:37 pm EDT
GATINEAU, Que. — With the use of landlines declining across the country, the money collected for the provision of universal phone service should be reallocated to cover areas of the country underserved by broadband...