New fall conference to help bridge rural digital divide

NORTH BAY, Ont. – Delivering broadband to rural and remote regions in Canada is no easy task when compared to broadband deployments in urban settings – and since the majority of telecom conferences (also held mostly in big cities) normally try to address all of those issues in perhaps a single session, a brand new conference intends to dedicate itself entirely to the challenges faced by carriers, vendors, government, consumers and others when it comes to rural broadband.The first annual Canadian Rural and Remote Broadband Conference will take place this November 12-14 in North Bay, Ontario (pictured) and is meant...