VANCOUVER – High-speed Internet coverage in rural British Columbia communities in the north, south and Interior of the province is about to get faster and more reliable.
Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, West Vancouver MP and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, said Friday from Vancouver that 10 BC Internet service providers are receiving approximately $16 million from the Federal Government to increase broadband Internet access for approximately 23,000 households in the province. In addition, the provincial government will also kick in about $3.4 million for six of the projects through its Connecting British Columbia program.
"Faster, more reliable broadband Internet is essential for people in rural communities in British Columbia”, said Minister Goldsmith-Jones, in the news release. “This is a significant investment that will provide British Columbians with greater employment and business opportunities, better access to online education and e-health, improved communications and media, and increased access to online goods and services."
The ISPs include Telus, A.B.C. Allen Business Communications, Mascon Cable Systems, Twin Island Communications, Base Technology, Minto Communications Society, Lookieloo.net Sales & Purchases, GwaiiTel Society and Brooks Bay Cable.
