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Funding gaps, policy shortfalls keeping rural Canada offline, experts say

| 10/30/2024 10:16 am EDT

Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings said that ‘communities large and small need to have a reliable connection so they can grow their potential in this digital world,’ in a June press release. (Photo: Andrew Meade/Hill Times Publishing)Despite billions of dollars in government funding aimed at bridging the digital divide, experts argue that Canada’s current connectivity policies are falling short by...

Canadian government spends $7.5 million on Manitoba connectivity

telecom | 03/07/2024 2:44 pm EST

Minister of Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings speaks at a press conference in the National Press Theatre on Feb. 13, 2024 (photo by Andrew Meade).Minister of Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings continued her tour doling out cash from the Universal Broadband Fund. Wednesday saw her in Thompson, Man. handing out $7.5 million for internet and mobile connectivity. The money will allow Broadband Communications...

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 rolls out broadband in Cape Breton

telecom | 09/05/2023 3:38 pm EDT

Feds, Ontario, announce $54M broadband rolloutThe federal government is spending $1.2 million for high-speed internet service in Cape Breton in Nova...

Feds, Ontario, announce $54M broadband rollout

telecom | 07/12/2023 5:18 pm EDT

Feds, Ontario, announce $54M broadband rolloutThe federal and Ontario governments are together investing $54 million to roll out high-speed internet in the province. The project was announced Wednesday. “Today’s announcement is a significant milestone for internet...

Auditor General finds internet connectivity lags in rural and Indigenous areas

Internet and Governance | 03/27/2023 5:20 pm EDT

Auditor General finds internet connectivity lags in rural and Indigenous areasAuditor General Karen Hogan released a quartet of reports on the...

Fixed-wireless providers unfairly excluded from ISED funding plans: CanWISP

telecom | 11/22/2022 9:33 am EST

Fixed-wireless providers unfairly excluded from ISED funding plans: CanWISPCanWISP, the trade organization that represents fixed wireless and rural internet service providers, has written a letter to Minister of Rural Economic Development Gudie...

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...

Telus invests $23 billion in Ontario over four years

telecom | 07/05/2022 4:00 pm EDT

Telus invests $23 billion in Ontario over four yearsTelus Corp. unveiled a $23 billion investment in broadband and related technologies across Ontario...

Federal government matches provincial funds for Alberta broadband

telecom | 03/09/2022 2:14 pm EST

Federal government matches provincial funds for Alberta broadbandThe federal government is earmarking $240 million in matching funds to...

Canadian, BC governments invest $830M in high-speed internet

telecom | 03/08/2022 12:01 pm EST

Resistance to tower builds shows need to ‘rethink’ consultations: MPThe federal government has partnered with the government of British...

Gov. announces funding to connect remaining Newfoundland rural households

telecom | 02/22/2022 5:44 pm EST

A cell tower with a blue sky in the background.The federal government and the government of Newfoundland and Labrador are...

Opposition hammers Government on 988, broadband rollout

telecom | 12/08/2021 10:24 am EST

ARIN asks Parliament to require ISPs to maintain Whois infoThe government was taken to task Tuesday over rollout of a dedicated number...

Half of spectrum licencees opted to use ISED’s COVID flexibility

telecom | 07/29/2020 5:21 pm EDT

Half of spectrum licencees opted to use ISED’s COVID flexibilityInnovation, Science and Economic Development Canada allowed companies to...

PM outlines new parliamentary committee to oversee security agencies

telecom | 11/06/2017 5:33 pm EST

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the creation of a new National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians in a press release on Monday. This new body will “have the authority to review national security and intelligence activities carried out across the Government of Canada,” according to the...