Gatineau – Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) The CRTC is taking action to bring high-speed fibre Internet to 16 rural communities in Manitoba.
In 2019, the CRTC launched the Broadband Fund to help connect rural, remote, and Indigenous communities across Canada. To date, the fund has improved high-speed Internet and cellphone service in 270 communities, connecting essential institutions such as schools, and health care and community centres.
Through its Broadband Fund, the CRTC is committing over $8 million to Westman Communications Group to build approximately 310 kilometres of transport fibre infrastructure. The projects will improve access to reliable and high-quality Internet service.
These projects received support from impacted communities. Letters of support emphasized the positive impact the projects will have on daily life in these regions, including improving public safety, and facilitating commercial and industrial development. The CRTC is continuing to assess Broadband Fund applications and will make more funding announcements in the coming months.