Ministers pledge principles of Canadian broadband strategy to include wireless service along major roads

VANCOUVER – Nearly two years after the CRTC decreed broadband a basic telecom service for all Canadians, a collection of federal, provincial, and territorial ministers have agreed to the principles of a Canadian broadband strategy.In a statement Friday after meetings in Vancouver, the Ministers pledged to work towards universal access to high-speed Internet and to improve access to the latest mobile wireless services along Canada’s major roads.Guided by the connectivity principles of access, collaboration, and effective investments, the Ministers issued a joint statement calling universal access to high-speed Internet and mobile wireless networks “essential for long-term economic growth, innovation, and...