Alberta, feds plowing $96M for high-speed internet in dozens of communities

VULCAN, AB – The federal government and Alberta jointly announced a $96-million investment to provide high-speed internet to 46 rural and remote communities across the province. The investment will toward 14 projects to connect more than 10,000 households, 2,300 of which are indigenous. The recipients of the money are Telus, Tough Country Communications, Stoney Nakoda Telecom, ATG Arrow Technology, Blood Tribe – Kainai Nation – Treaty 7, Missing Link Internet, Wi-fibre, and the Town of Rainbow Lake. The federal portion comes from the Universal Broadband Fund, which partnered with Alberta to deliver $780 million to connect the entire province. The...