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Government announces $41M in UBF funding to help connect over 2,600 rural Alberta homes


OTTAWA — The federal government announced today it is providing more than $41 million in funding through its Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) rapid response stream for 21 projects that will bring high-speed Internet to 2,676 households located across more than 25 communities in rural Alberta. A breakdown of the various projects, including the ISPs involved and the funding being allocated to each project, is available in a backgrounder here. A breakdown was not provided for how many households will be connected in each project. According to the project breakdown, ATG Arrow Technology Group Limited Partnership is receiving a total of...