CRTC extends Broadband Fund deadline nearly a month

OTTAWA – The CRTC has extended by nearly a month the deadline for applications for money from the $750-million Broadband Fund. A CRTC notice, released Monday, said the third round of applications – to connect underserved communities to high-speed internet – will now be due on May 16, pushing back the April 18 deadline. “The Commission considers that extending the deadline for the submission of applications would provide potential applicants with sufficient time to effectively participate in the public hearing and submit applications in response to the third call for applications,” the CRTC said. The decision came after far north...