CRTC Broadband Fund: projects selected in December 2023
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Through its Broadband Fund, the CRTC has selected two new projects and approved more funding for a previously selected project.
The first project will bring high-speed Internet service to all communities in Nunavut for the first time.
The second project will provide funding for Keewaytinook Okimakanak to maintain satellite Internet connectivity in two First Nation communities in Northern Ontario.
The CRTC is also providing more funding to Northwestel’s Yukon Fibre project, which was selected in August 2020 and included 24 communities in Yukon. The project will now be expanded to bring fibre-based Internet services to Atlin, a small community in Northern British Columbia.
In total, the projects announced today will benefit 28 communities. The CRTC continues to assess applications and will make more funding announcements in 2024.
The selected projects are as follows:
| Recipient and province/territory | Speeds to be offered for access projects, technology to be used for mobile projects | Estimated numbers of communities and households to potentially benefit Footnote 1 | Communities | CRTC Broadband Fund contribution (approximate) | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSi Micro Ltd. (SSi Canada), Nunavut |
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$26.8M | |
| Keewaytinook Okimakanak (KNet), Northern Ontario |
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$8.2M | |
| Northwestel Inc. (Northwestel), Northern British Columbia and Yukon |
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The community identified in bold has been added to the list of previously announced communities.
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$53.1M | |
| TOTAL (for today’s announcement) |
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$39.7M |
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