Cable / Telecom News

UBF funding goes to two Bell projects in rural Ontario

FLAMBOROUGH and LIMEHOUSE, Ont. — Residents in the rural Ontario communities of Flamborough and Limehouse will soon have access to high-speed Internet service from Bell Canada thanks in part to $123,400 in funding from the federal government, provided through its Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) rapid response stream. The Canadian government announced the funding today during a virtual press conference that included the participation of Adam van Koeverden, MP for Milton, Ont., on behalf of Gudie Hutchings, federal minister of rural economic development. The breakdown of the UBF funding being provided to Bell Canada to construct the two broadband networks is...