Ottawa, B.C. Provide $77M to Bring High-Speed Internet to Nearly 7,000 Households
- The federal and B.C. governments are providing over $77 million to connect more than 6,900 homes to high-speed internet in British Columbia.
- This funding is part of a 2022 agreement to invest up to $830 million for high-speed internet in rural and Indigenous communities.
- The projects will also enhance cellular connectivity along over 120 kilometers of road in B.C.'s southern Interior.
- Ottawa aims to provide high-speed internet to 98% of Canadian households by 2026 and 100% by 2030, with 95.8% currently connected in B.C.
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Feds, B.C. gov commit $84M in funding to connect 7.7K remote homes to high-speed internet
The governments of Canada and British Columbia announced Monday more than $77 million in combined federal and provincial funding for 15 projects to bring high-speed internet access to 6,993 households in over 100 rural and remote communities across B.C., including more than 1,200 Indigenous homes. In addition, the Canadian government is separately investing $7 million in three projects that will provide... Read more »
Ottawa, B.C. provide $77M to bring high-speed internet to nearly 7,000 households – Energeticcity.ca
ARMSTRONG, B.C. — The federal and B.C. governments are providing more than $77 million in combined funding to bring high-speed internet to more than 6,900 homes in the province. A statement from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada says the funding is part of an agreement struck in 2022 that committed up to $830 million to bridge the high-speed gap in rural, remote and Indigenous communities. The department says the latest funding…
Feds, B.C. and Telus Team Up on $84 Million Internet Expansion
More than $84 million in funding from the federal and B.C. governments will go toward expanding high-speed internet access in rural and Indigenous communities across the province. The joint announcement, made Monday by federal Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger and B.C. Citizens’ Services Minister Diana Gibson, includes over $77 million for 15
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