CRTC conditionally approves Nunavut application for fibre build to Inuit communities

The CRTC conditionally approved Thursday up to $272-million to the Government of Nunavut to build a 1,300-kilometre fibre transport connection to four remote Inuit communities in the territory. The fibre line funded by round three of the $750-million Broadband Fund is expected to provide the requisite transport infrastructure to provide high-speed internet – with minimum speeds of 50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload – to over 80 essential public institutions, including six health car centres and 15 schools, early learning and community learning centres. The government’s application was supported by several local associations and businesses. It now requires the...