OTTAWA — The federal government’s slow rollout of high\u002Dspeed internet to rural areas is putting First Nations at an economic disadvantage while billions of…
“Price alone does not indicate whether a Canadian household can afford Internet or mobile cellular service” says Hogan’s report.
Since 2015, $2.4 billion was made available for use before March 31, 2023 to help improve internet and cell service for Canadians, but the government has only spent 40 per cent of that money, or less than $1 billion. “Without access to fast, reliable, and affordable high-speed internet and mobile cellular services, people residing in remote communities do not have the same opportunities as people residing in more urban areas.”Article content
Their stated goal is to equip households with a minimum speed of 50 megabits per second for downloads and 10 megabits per second for uploads.
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