CRTC acts to bring high-speed Internet to all Nunavut communities 

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Ottawa – The CRTC is taking action to bring high-speed satellite Internet service to all communities in Nunavut for the first time. In 2019, the CRTC launched the Broadband Fund to help connect underserved rural, remote and Indigenous communities across Canada. To date, the Broadband Fund has committed over $300 million to improve high-speed Internet and cellphone services in more than 230 …

CRTC Broadband Fund launches 3rd call to improve Internet

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Ottawa – The CRTC launched its third call for applications for the Broadband Fund. The CRTC is now accepting applications for eligible projects to improve access to broadband Internet and mobile wireless services across Canada. The third call focuses specifically on the following types of projects: transport infrastructure projects, mobile wireless infrastructure projects that provide or upgrade mobile connectivity along major …

Offering $20.5m for mobile wireless, Internet access services 

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Ottawa- The CRTC announced that ten projects will receive up to $20.5 million in funding from the Broadband Fund. The projects will support the rollout of fourth-generation (also known as LTE or LTE-A) mobile wireless access along 425 kilometres of roads and highways in Manitoba, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador. They will also support improved Internet and mobile wireless access that …