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Ontarians in rural communities to benefit from increased connectivity
OTTAWA, ON, April 1, 2021 /CNW/ - The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how much we rely on our connections. Now more than ever, Canadians across the country need access to reliable high-speed Internet as many of us are working, learning, and staying in touch with friends and family from home. Right now, too many Canadians living in rural and remote communities lack access to high-speed Internet. Through the Universal Broadband Fund s (UBF) Rapid Response Stream, the Government of Canada is taking immediate action to get Canadians connected to the high-speed Internet they need.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how much we rely on our connections. (File Photo: Ron McClenny/Unsplash)
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how much we rely on our connections. Now more than ever, Canadians across the country need access to reliable high-speed Internet as many of us are working, learning, and staying in touch with friends and family from home. Right now, too many Canadians living in rural and remote communities lack access to high-speed Internet. Through the Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) Rapid Response Stream, the Government of Canada is taking immediate action to get Canadians connected to the high-speed Internet they need.
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Project to cost $269,000
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Publishing date: Jan 21, 2021 • January 21, 2021 • 1 minute read (Getty Images) Photo by Getty Images
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The federal government will spend $269,000 to bring high-speed internet to the Wahnapitae First Nation.
Nickel Belt MP Marc Serre said the project will connect 74 underserved households to better internet, including 68 Indigenous households.
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“This important high-speed internet investment of nearly $270,000 is incredibly welcomed and will positively impact residents of Wahnapitae First Nation,” Serre, a Liberal MP, said in a release. “In order to drive economic and social prosperity, it is important to encourage local internet service providers to submit proposals and access historic federal (Universal Broadband Fund) funding to ge