Red Deer County council approves $500,000 for broadband

Red Deer County council approves $500,000 for broadband

Red Deer County council has approved a $500,000 lifeline to a broadband provider to buy time for further financial talks. The money is going to Rural Connect Ltd. (RCL) and will be put towards $5.5 million worth of completed broadband construction for which the county is responsible. It will provide the funding for Rural Connect to continue operating for another two months while longer-term financing arrangements are worked out. RCL is a municip…