Many in Northern BC to get connected to high-speed internet

Many in Northern BC to get connected to high-speed internet

PRINCE GEORGE – Imagine not having access to high-speed internet. But there are communities across this province that are there. Still. And the federal Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger, together with Minister of Citizens’ Services, Diana Gibson announced a significant amount of money – $236 million – to change that for 13,000 households by 2030. “This is about making that not be the problem, where they can jump forward, …

Backgrounder: Governments of Canada and British Columbia to help bring high-speed Internet access to communities across the province

On May 29, the Honourable Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State for Rural Development, together with the Honourable Diana Gibson, British Columbia's Minister of Citizens' Services, announced funding to bring high-speed Internet access to communities in British Columbia.

Feds, B.C. spend $236 million to expand broadband access on West Coast - The Wire Report

Ottawa is expected to contribute $149 million, while NDP Premier David Eby’s government will kick in $87 million under a federal-provincial partnership inked in 2022.  The post Feds, B.C. spend $236 million to expand broadband access on West Coast appeared first on The Wire Report.