Ottawa spending $55-million to connect rural N.B. communities to high-speed internet

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Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings says the funding will help connect 11,000 households

Speaking in Miramichi, N.B., this morning, Hutchings said high-speed internet is important to the economies of rural areas.Hutchings says there will still be about 20,000 New Brunswick homes without high-speed access that will need to be included in future projects.

The federal government has set a national target of giving all Canadians access to high-speed internet by 2030. Your time is valuable. Have the Top Business Headlines newsletter conveniently delivered to your inbox in the morning or evening.

 

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Have they not heard about starlink? $800 plus subscription.

How? Ottawa couldn't even connect it's own community with high speed internet as a result of a thunderstorm. Some are still without power. cdnpoli nbpoli ottcity ottawa OttawaCentre canada ottawaoutage ottawastorm cdnecon

55 million for just 11,000 people ? Wow. The math seems VERY off. But what do I know. Btw I am one of those rural miramichers without high speed ! Just saying ….

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