Cable / Telecom News

CRTC wants to know how quickly far north subsidy could be implemented via National Contribution Fund

Following its Jan. 16 launch of a public consultation on implementing a far north internet subsidy, the CRTC last week asked the body it proposes will be administrator of the subsidy how quickly the necessary updates to the National Contribution Fund (NCF) can be made to distribute the funds to internet service providers operating in the far north. In a letter sent to the Canadian Telecommunications Contribution Consortium (CTCC) — which along with the Central Fund Administrator (CFA) would be tasked with administrating the subsidy under the CRTC’s proposal — the telecom regulator asked for a list of all the updates required to allow...