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Details announced for high-speed Internet projects receiving federal, Ontario government funds

OTTAWA – The Government of Canada today highlighted over $435.5 million in funding to bring high-speed Internet service to thousands of homes in Ontario. Seven separate announcements were made today, which provided details for multiple projects that will benefit from the $1.2-billion partnership between the federal and Ontario governments announced last July. The partnership between the two levels of government is to bring high-speed Internet access to over 280,000 households across the province. The first announcement from today included over $96 million to connect 22,546 Ontario households. The details are as follows: Digital Infrastructure Group Inc. is receiving $45 million...