Operation High Speed: More than $50M in funding goes to Cogeco and Bell for Quebec broadband projects

QUEBEC CITY — In two separate announcements today, Cogeco Connexion and Bell Canada have been awarded more than $50 million in combined funding as part of Canada-Quebec Operation High Speed, to bring high-speed Internet services to underserved households in the Memphrémagog regional county municipality (RCM) and Bas-Saint-Laurent region, respectively. Cogeco is receiving $22.7 million in joint funding to provide high-speed Internet access to close to 3,000 households in the Memphrémagog region by September 2022. Cogeco’s investment in the project was not announced. Municipalities who will benefit from the Cogeco broadband project include: Austin, Ayer’s Cliff, Bolton-Est, Eastman, Hatley, Canton de...