Expanding broadband internet in rural Alberta

As part of Alberta’s Recovery Plan, Alberta’s government will invest up to $150 million to expand and improve broadband internet in rural, remote and Indigenous communities.

Currently, about 80 per cent of Indigenous communities and 67 per cent of rural communities do not have access to the high-speed internet targets set by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).

The $150 million from the Government of Alberta will be used to begin construction on broadband expansion projects as soon as possible. Details on how this new funding will roll out will be announced in the coming weeks.

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