Five northern community broadband projects in the N.W.T., Yukon and northern Manitoba will share in $72 million of Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Broadband Fund money. According to a press release from the CRTC Wednesday, the projects are designed to improve broadband internet service for about 10,100 households in […]
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N.W.T. telecom businesses say recent CRTC funding solidifies Northwestel monopoly
Smaller players in the Northwest Territories’ telecom industry say the money given to Northwestel to help improve internet speeds only solidifies the company’s monopoly in the North. Earlier this week, the Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) committed $62.4 million out of a pot of $72.1 million to four […]
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CRTC providing $72-million to improve internet in 51 northern communities
Canada’s telecom regulator will provide $72-million to help bring faster internet to more than 10,000 households in northern Manitoba, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Broadband Communications North Inc., a not-for-profit Indigenous network in Manitoba, will receive about $10-million for a satellite internet project. The remainder will go to BCE Inc.’s […]
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CRTC to contribute $72 million to improve broadband internet services in northern communities
GETTY The CRTC will contribute $72 million from the Broadband Fund to selected projects in northern Manitoba, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories to improve broadband internet services. In a release, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission said the first five projects will help improve services to more than 10,000 households […]