Throne speech re-states commitment to universal broadband

By Christopher Guly OTTAWA – Canadian business and industry leaders welcomed the federal Liberal government’s throne-speech commitment on Wednesday to “accelerate the connectivity timelines and ambitions” of the still not officially launched Universal Broadband Fund “to ensure that all Canadians, no matter where they live, have access to high-speed internet.” “Covid’s made it clear that connecting Canadians is extremely important,” said Robert Ghiz, president and CEO of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), in an interview. “I saw a lot of positives in the speech that hopefully relate back to the telecom and wireless industry. The government wants to build...