$826 million “Opération haute vitesse Canada-Québec” to connect 150,000 Quebec homes

ISPs to receive funding include Videotron, Cogeco, Bell, Xplornet, Telus and Sogetel TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. — The federal government and the government of Quebec today announced the launch of the Canada-Quebec “Operation High Speed” initiative to connect almost 150,000 underserved Quebec households to high-speed Internet by September 2022. This initiative is being made possible by a joint investment totalling $826.3 million from the government of Canada and the Quebec government. The ISPs (which are also investing some of their own money) receiving funding through the program include Videotron, Cogeco, Bell, Xplornet, Sogetel and Telus. Here are some of the details of...