Announcement
09 Nov 2020
In November 2020, the government of Canada announced the establishment of the Universal Broadband Fund with a budget of CAD 1.75 billion (USD 1.34 billion). The Universal Broadband Fund will support projects that help to expand connectivity to the high-speed Internet across Canada.
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Announced: 09 Nov 2020
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On 9 November 2020, the government of Canada announced the creation of the Universal Broadband Fund which will assist in the expansion of broadband across the country. The government allocated CAD 1.7...
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