CRRBC Central Canada 2022: AHSIP to help close connectivity gaps in Ontario by 2025

ISPs receiving funding through the program will be “off to the races” soon, says Infrastructure Ontario’s director of commercial projects By Lynn Greiner GEORGINA, Ont. – As many as 1.4 million Ontarians in 700,000 households and businesses lack access to high-speed Internet, with some lacking access to even the most basic Internet service. Given the growing need for connectivity, accelerated by the pandemic, the Ontario government has committed nearly $4 billion to programs to address this issue and allow citizens to participate fully in today’s workplace, educational institutions, telemedicine opportunities, and online commerce. One such program is the Accelerated High-Speed...