CRTC releases more Broadband Fund details; applications accepted next year

OTTAWA-GATINEAU – The CRTC fleshed out more details on its Broadband Fund Thursday, a $750 million initiative designed to improve broadband Internet access services in underserved areas and help meet its universal service objective first set out in 2016.The Commission described the criteria that it will use to evaluate applications for funding, adding that it will begin accepting applicants in 2019. TRP CRTC 2018-377 also details the fund’s governance, operating and accountability frameworks, though specifics such as an application guide, application forms and eligibility maps will be released in the coming months.“For the main component of the Fund, the Commission will...