
Tag Archives rural Internet

Better rural broadband internet is coming — eventually
Ottawa is pledging $2 billion for fast rural internet, but how that money gets spent is the key question

Out-of-this-world rural internet speeds still a long way off
Famed entrepreneur Elon Musk plans to bring affordable, high-speed internet to rural Canada, but experts are wary

Pandemic pushes rural internet speeds to the breaking point
Notoriously slow already, rural internet has struggled with increased demand during the pandemic — and that isn’t likely to change any time soon

Rationing internet a pandemic side-effect
Streaming a dream in rural Alberta as download speeds slow to a trickle

Fast internet? An urban reality but a rural myth
The CRTC has cut its rural internet speed targets in half — calling it ‘a significant first step’

Xplornet buying YourLink
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