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Governments of Canada, Quebec announce over $398K for high-speed Internet projects


OTTAWA – The governments of Canada and Quebec today announced a combined $398,610 from the federal Universal Broadband Fund’s rapid response stream and the province’s Operation High Speed, will be used to bring high-speed Internet to 55 households in rural Quebec. This includes $28,125 from each government for a project benefitting the community of L’Épiphanie, $134,130 from each government for a project in Boucherville and $37,050 from each government for a project in Bromont, a press release explains. All three projects are being completed by Bell. “In addition to our own fully funded capital investments, we are proud to invest...