The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced support for two new projects through the Broadband Fund to bring high-speed internet to rural communities.
In 2019, the CRTC launched the Broadband Fund to help connect remote, rural, and Indigenous communities across Canada. According to the commission, the fund has improved high-speed internet and cellphone services in over 290 communities, connecting essential buildings like schools, health care facilities, and community centres. Shortly after, the CRTC started accepting applications for the fund.
Using the Broadband Fund, the CRTC is committing over $17 million to the Minto Communications Society, County of Forty Mile No. 8, Vianet Inc., MCSnet, and Missing Link Internet Inc. to build around 330km of new transport fibre infrastructure. The CRTC says that these projects will improve access to reliable and high-quality internet services.
The commission will use the Broadband Fund to bring high-speed fibre internet to 18 rural communities in Alberta, B.C., and Ontario.
Each of the affected communities sent a letter of support for the fund, emphasizing the benefits of these projects, which include creating new opportunities for local businesses and improving access to health care and educational services.
The CRTC has used the Broadband Fund to bring high-speed internet to communities across the country, including those in Avalon, N.L., Manitoba, Alberta, and the East Coast.
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