Info Links Commentary: You Can’t Spell ‘Broadband’ Without ‘Accountability’ First Three Tribal Broadband Connectivity Grants Awarded Quebecor Wireless Launch to Proceed; Telus and Bell Accused of Stall Tactics U.S. satellite TV firm Dish ties up with Cisco to sell 5G to businesses Infrastructure law: High-speed internet is as essential as water and electricity The Largest U.S. Investment in Broadband Deployment Ever Editorial: Rural connectivity gap widening Tesla begins installing Starlink satellite dishes at Superchargers [Update] Eskasoni businesses ‘level up’ with high-speed fibre optic internet ADVA is helping the County of Kings to close the digital divide in Nova Scotia rural communities Jump-Starting Indigenous Connectivity: Webinar on Real-World Projects Unlimited internet now available in Dawson City, Watson Lake It’s Embarrassing to Be an American Boeing Receives FCC Approval for Satellite Internet System AT&T is powering a unique IoT system: Cows connected with smart sensors New study says average temperatures are rising in Nova Scotia Canada and U.S. to invest heavily in ‘climate-smart’ agriculture Starlink nightmare: Moving service location a few feet delays orders until 2023 Bell customers report phones wrongly fell back 1 hour this weekend Hands-free farming: Metro Vancouver’s UP Vertical Farms allows 24/7 growing Here’s how a vast subsea cable involving Norway could improve internet service in Inuit communities SpaceX Updates Starlink Website, Says Internet Download Speeds Are Much Faster Over 100 Mbps The Future of American Farming Demands Broadband Verizon wants to use Amazon satellites to bring broadband to rural areas Amazon’s broadband satellite venture Kuiper teams up with Verizon to expand 5G coverage Public-private partnerships poised to play pivotal part in fiber proliferation The Future of Satellite Broadband CENGN Announces Rural Ontario High-Speed Internet Project for Lakeside Residents They milk cows don’t they? Hands-Free Farm turns to drilling after good harvest In Sonoma County “Regenerative Agriculture is the next big thing” Broadband Service Providers Can Chart a Path To Deliver Community Coverage With Revenue EDGE Wi-Fi On the Go From Calix Minding the citizen-utility gap AG Finds Lack Of Oversight In Funding Rural Internet Xplornet now offering gigabit internet service at 6,500 Haldimand locations Two small towns in Ontario were just named among the best places in Canada U.S. Government Is Spending $42.5 Billion To Own The “New Internet” Over Half World’s Population Now Using Mobile Internet The best 5G home internet: Your broadband options Infrastructure Bill Opportunity to Show Efficiency of Shared Infrastructure, Conference Hears Examples of sustainable cities and smart cities Smart Cities: The Role Of Businesses In Improving Digital And Physical Infrastructure Dissatisfied with local internet options, rural N.B. residents turn to satellite service Xplornet Launching Canada’s First Rural 5G Standalone Network Microsoft and an Army of Tiny Telecoms Are Part of a Plan to Wire Rural America Will $65B Broadband Investment Close the Digital Divide? Imagine a fiber optic cable that can sense it’s about to be dug up and send a warning Starlink Made Lots of People Happy With Satellite Broadband Digital Egypt aims to achieve transformation into integrated digital community Civic Innovation Challenge awards support community-based solutions to mobility and disaster resilience N.S. Crown corporation made over $100M off region’s first startup ‘unicorn’ Scores of internet-providing satellites will soon streak across Canada’s skies, but at what cost? Data Again Shows That U.S. Broadband Is Painfully Mediocre Internet freedom down globally as many countries exploit tech regulations, report finds The World’s Most Used Apps, by Downstream Traffic CowManager’s Advanced Cow Monitoring System Elon Musk announced that Starlink’s satellite-internet service will come out of its beta-testing phase next month How Canada’s oldest town held a ‘rural renaissance’ to save itself Small Town Businesses, Big Rural Broadband Opportunities Opinion: Rural communities are essential to Canada’s recovery Election 2021: Rural broadband tops SARM’s election wish list Can Elon Musk’s Satellite Wi-Fi Improve Digital Equity? Broadband Internet Expansion Funding Across Rural Canada and US is Underway New version of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites to begin launching Monday Microsoft president: ‘Shame on us if we fail’ to provide broadband internet to more Americans Ookla data shows improving world download speeds, Canada drops out of Top 10 RMA releases its federal election platform Fresh Approach Needed for ‘Broadband Nation’: Organization Behind Canada’s Largest Rural Network Calls on Federal Parties Broadband blues: the UBF and its discontents SpaceX Starlink customers who paid a $100 deposit 7 months ago are frustrated at being unable to contact customer service to see when their kits will arrive Limited Broadband Poses a Significant Barrier to Telehealth Access Windstream beginning seven rural broadband projects using public-private partnerships OneWeb Q&A: Fully funded to craft the art of the possible Public-Private Partnerships Offer Digital Divide Solution Fresh Approach Needed for ‘Broadband Nation’: Organization Behind Canada’s Largest Rural Network Calls on Federal Parties Frost: BlackBerry IVY is fundamental to the auto industry and smart cities Hate 9-5? Gig Work Is a Better Option Than Ever The Foundation of Internet: TCP/IP turns 40 Rural young Kansans cite childcare, broadband access, housing as reasons for outmigration Virtual PT During COVID Exposed Internet Gaps For Rural Kids All future Starlink satellites will have laser crosslinks Bell, Telus ask Federal Court to block Quebecor’s purchase of 5G airwaves in Western Canada Elon Musk: ‘Bezos retired in order to pursue a full-time job filing lawsuits against SpaceX’ OPINION: Universal access to high-speed internet must be a national priority Rural areas need money for expanded broadband access Sask. RMs association calls on federal government to prioritize rural cell service, internet Rural broadband a key issue for area farmers Test results show most Hamilton internet users couldn’t access minimum speeds needed for daily use The benefits and costs of broadband expansion Facebook and Google are laying another giant undersea internet cable, this time stretching 7,500 miles between 6 Asian countries Conservatives, NDP promise northerners housing, broadband internet Demand for SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Internet Pushes Wait Times to 2023 SpaceX’s Starlink satellites near-misses with other spacecraft are getting ‘out of control’, experts say Getting Connected: Municipal networks could prove key to fixing the digital divide across the United States. This is how much data we’re using on our phones Valley Fiber Inks $328 Million Dollar Rural Internet Partnership Competition could fill broadband gaps John Deere’s Acquisition of Bear Flag Puts Autonomy in Driver’s Seat University of Waterloo launches Canada’s first driverless, autonomous 5G shuttle EORN Gig Project left out of federal funding announcement of $362 million to improve high speed internet connectivity Water Pipes Could Offer Broadband Boost To Rural Homes Accelerating the Cultivation of Canadian Agtech Chattanooga expands ‘Smart Corridor’ project with US$1.37 million grant Our wireless spectrum belongs to all Canadians. It’s time to reform our approach to ensure equitable, affordable, high-speed access for all SpaceX Preps ‘Ruggedized’ Starlink Dish for Cars, Boats, and Planes The smart home and the need for better broadband Province investing in low earth orbit satellite project aimed at delivering high speed internet to rural areas Feds should take ‘long, hard look’ at 5G spectrum auction: BCE CEO Speed Tests Show Starlink Is Now Nearly As Fast As Broadband Corning on fiber momentum: We’ve ‘never seen anything like this’ Feds announce $41M in funding for high-speed internet for Manitoba rural, First Nations communities Government of Canada aims to improve spectrum access for rural and remote connectivity – Proposed changes to spectrum policy would put more spectrum to use for rural Canadians CRTC Broadband Fund to introduce or improve Internet access services and mobile wireless services for 46 communities in five provinces Governments of Canada and Ontario invest $252 million to bring high-speed Internet to southwestern Ontario Biden seeks return of net neutrality, greater competition among ISPs in executive order HOUSE CHAIRMAN PROPOSES $50 BILLION FOR RURAL BROADBAND This school-in-a-bag helps educate the most remote areas Everyone In Canada Needs to Change Their Wireless Carrier John Deere thinks rural 5G could help feed the world How 5G is helping to connect rural communities Rural broadband US coverage map Feds, Quebec to Spend $127 Million to Expand Rural Broadband FBA tips household broadband speed need to surpass 2 Gbps by 2030 The Digital Infrastructure We Need — and How to Pay for It The Infrastructure Success Story in Chattanooga How rain, wind, heat and other heavy weather can affect your internet connection Rogers 5G Reaches Halifax as Nova Scotia’s First and Only 5G Network Two-thirds of Canadians want hybrid model or a 15-minute commute to work after pandemic New Fact Sheet: Snapshots of Municipal Broadband Rural Nova Scotians say province’s online forest harvest map is ‘inaccessible’ due to internet speeds State of Agriculture: Rural internet connectivity an obstacle for Sask. during pandemic $21.65 million to bring high-speed Internet access to over 2,500 households in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region by September 2022 A Rural-Urban Broadband Divide, but Not the One You Think Of CRTC scraps plan to mandate lower wholesale internet rates Virtual health-care program kicks off in Nova Scotia communities Government of Canada announces decision to triple spectrum available for Wi-Fi, bringing faster Internet to Canadians High-speed fibre internet on the horizon for Chippewas of the Thames First Nation When it comes to municipal broadband, this Washington state utility was way ahead of the game Rural Areas Are Looking for Workers. They Need Broadband to Get Them. “The Internet Is A Lifeline” – Internet Society report asks you to ‘imagine living through 2020 without the Internet’ Big Lakes connects to internet group Academic Expert Says Internet Has Become a Vital Utility CIRA surpasses 1 million Internet Performance Tests Midcoast towns working to create regional high-speed internet network Spend money now on high-speed internet, eastern Ontario group urges Fibre optics seen as solution to rural internet problems New Speedtest data show Starlink internet speeds and latency are all over the place Greater Sudbury library is now lending Wi-Fi internet connections $38M to provide high-speed Internet access to more than 2,850 households in the Granit RCM by September 2022 Biden says Harris will lead rural broadband initiative Union says Canada Post could deliver banking and internet services to rural areas How Starlink, Project Kuiper and other broadband providers could change society N.S. seafood companies say ‘extremely frustrating’ internet service affecting business Teenager bringing high-speed internet to rural communities other telcos ‘forget‘ Hundreds lose internet service in northern B.C. after beaver chews through cable China builds world’s largest internet test facility backbone network Fisheries Minister weighs in on Federal Budget Government of Canada invests to bring high-speed Internet to 756 households in Halton region Canada is lagging behind on tackling our internet-connection crisis Ottawa adds $1B to broadband fund for rural, remote communities Federal government pledges an additional $1 billion to Universal Broadband Fund Tax on Big Tech in federal budget will bring in $3.4 billion Investment of nearly $87 million to provide high-speed Internet access to over 10,640 households in the Outaouais region by September 2022. Federation of Ontario Cottage Associations Throwing Support Behind Improved Internet Infrastructure. CRTC to allow small wireless carriers to piggyback on Big 3 networks. Shaw’s new Gig Wifi and Fibre+ Gateway 2.0 modem offer faster internet in the West. Canada’s Internet Equity Gap Rural residents suffer with inferior service during pandemic. Rogers for Business Invests in the West with Fibre Roll-out to Meet the Needs of Calgary Businesses Why broadband internet is as important as electricity for rural residents Expanding Broadband in Huron County; Faster, Reliable Internet will Support the Creation of Local Jobs and Economic Growth in Rural Ontario As the digital divide widens, telecom policy is still an afterthought: Connectivity is key to Canada’s economic growth and to addressing inequalities. And yet, telecom policy continues to be inconsistent and cumbersome. $19.8 million to provide high-speed Internet access to over 1600 households in Mauricie by September 2022 New internet project approved for rural Newfoundland and Labrador Broadband bill has planning stipulation MOPC receives federal funding for high speed internet project Broadband expansion part of American Jobs Plan to rebuild country’s infrastructure Rural Communities Launch Publicly Owned Fiber Networks Broadband Essential to Post-Pandemic Economies Telus CEO is the king of telecom executive pay by a wide margin High-performance broadband coming to Holland Marsh The best rural internet providers of 2021 Biden Seeks $100 Billion to Bring Fast, Affordable Broadband to All Americans Satellites have brightened the night sky by 10% – and it’s getting worse APAS Rural Connectivity Task Force releases recommendations Federal funding to help connect 1,200 northern Ontario homes to high-speed internet. AT&T lobbies against nationwide fiber, says 10Mbps uploads are good enough Shaw downplays Freedom Mobile’s impact on competition, trying to sell MPs on Rogers deal. Expansion of high-speed internet not speedy enough, say rural Nova Scotians OneWeb to launch broadband services in Canada by end of the year Infrastructure bank, private sector investors commit $260M for Man. internet project Province gives $10.5M to get high speed internet to rural coastal B.C. Fiber-optic infrastructure deal expected to give 49,000 rural Manitobans faster internet CityWest to receive more than $10 million for coastal internet projects. The time is right for Ottawa to fix Canada’s disgraceful telecom system. SWIFT awards contracts for expanding broadband internet across rural Perth Canada Infrastructure Bank and DIF Capital Partners to expand rural broadband in Manitoba Starlink provides rural Ontarians with hope for better internet Canada-Quebec Internet Plan to Cost $826 Million, Expand Access to 150,000 Homes Bell to Expand High Speed Internet to Nearly 31,000 Homes in Rural Quebec New economic model to make the case for rural connectivity New government fund aims to help grow high-tech agriculture Universal Broadband Fund-supported project to bring connectivity to rural New Brunswick Unprecedented agreement to connect nearly 150,000 Quebecers to high-speed Internet Rogers promises better rural internet; consumers and advocates want options North Perth shares details of planned broadband upgrades Xplornet Announces Major Fibre-To-The-Home Expansion in Rural Communities across Quebec CENGN PARTNERS WITH ROGERS TO BRING HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND TO THE HOLLAND MARSH AREA Expanding Access to Broadband in Elgin County Starlink internet service arrives in rural Canada 2021 – Week 12: The Rural Broadband Opportunity – A Wall Street Perspective(March 24, 2021 – 10am ET) Governments And Private Partners Must Work To Bridge The Digital Divide High-Speed Internet Comes to Households, Businesses in Laurentides Region Expanding Access to Broadband in Elgin County Universal Broadband Fund-supported projects will bring high-speed Internet to Alberta communities Council supports Bell funding application for high speed internet Opinion: The North needs more equitable, accessible Internet $7.5M project to boost high-speed internet in Middlesex County Broadband expansion announced for Perth County Telus and Universal Broadband Fund are bringing high-speed internet to rural areas of Alberta ‘We need the internet now’: Advocates call on government to make internet accessible — and affordable — to everyone Wisconsin Tethered Drone Project to Expand Rural Broadband SaskTel’s 5G network will be powered by Samsung, will go live first in Regina and Saskatoon World Wide Web Inventor: One-Third Of Young People Lack Internet Access Campaign pitches people on ditching big cities, moving to N.B. How Microsoft is bringing broadband to Indian villages RealAg LIVE! with Shaun Haney on the growing rural and urban divide Telus looking to increase wireless service in North Cowichan Mark September 2022 on your calendar – it’s celebration time Rogers expands affordable internet program with aim to reach 750,000 households Quebec to spend $660 million to bring high-speed Internet to all households by fall of 2022 Elon Musk’s Satellite Internet Is Not Full Solution Legislation would reduce cost, time of broadband development Quantifying the Benefits of Fiber Senators Weigh in on Hotly Debated Broadband Speed Definition Argument Senators: Broadband Speed Minimum Should Be 100Mbps for Downloads and Uploads. Council to look at Elliot Lake broadband upgrade plan. Building networks not enough to expand rural broadband SaskTel Expands interNET and maxTV Stream to More Rural Communities Fort St. James officials challenge Telus on internet speeds EORN submits proposal for Gig Internet Project Supporting Broadband and Infrastructure Expansion Act, 2021. Shelter Valley residents receiving broadband boost Eastern Ontarians get a pricey taste of high-speed internet with Elon Musk’s Starlink Here are the changes to Canadian carrier rate plans this week. The Future Fix: Smart Farms for Northern Communities SWIFT eyes lower density areas for next phase of rural broadband projects. Fibre optic internet service in sight for rural residents of Wellington North. TBM asks: How connected are you? In wake of Supreme Court ruling, TekSavvy urges CRTC to immediately implement 2019 wholesale rates and promote affordable internet Bell CEO’s broadband-connected cottage in Lac-Sainte-Marie, Que., fuels bandwidth envy. It’s time to defund Big Tech and empower communities Struggle for accessibility in online learning has students “feeling left in the dust” Starlink internet in Canada: A remote worker’s experience so far EORN lobbying for ‘ultra-fast Gig internet’ for area. NDP promises to improve rural internet and cell service if elected at annual convention Rural Broadband Needs Tech, Ventures Three Changes That Will Make Rural 5G Access A Reality. The Dream Of A Workforce Empowered To Thrive No Matter Where It Lives High Speed Internet In The Far North? New $300M Satellite Pledge Makes Big Promises Millions of Americans can’t get broadband because of a faulty FCC map. There’s a fix No broadband internet for Squamish in fed’s announcement Cooperatives: The Unsung Heroes of Broadband High-speed internet coming to Egmont and Kleindale by November 2021 Universal Broadband Fund-supported project will bring high-speed Internet to southern British Columbia Electrical Cooperatives Are the Unsung Heroes of Rural Broadband, Say Broadband Breakfast Panelists. Nokia and the City of Hamilton: Smart City Innovations Expanding Access to Broadband in Norfolk County: Faster, Reliable Internet will Create Jobs and Economic Growth in Rural and Remote Ontario “Rural Boom” Could Be in Canada’s Post-COVID Cards: Ryerson University More Canadians Pre-order Starlink Internet, share excitement over cancelling big telcos Utilities Collaborate to Expand 5G Networks Across the Country Netflix To Open Canadian Office After Spending $2B In The Country Since 2017 Telesat to build a $5 billion global satellite network to bring fiber-like internet to businesses Inuvik now able to access unlimited internet from both local providers Stafford sees new mini-5G towers as part of Smart City project After Defending Its Low-Cost Internet Offering, Comcast Agrees To Increase Speeds RM of Edenwold, Vibank councils among those supporting push for better rural internet access Rogers, Bell and Telus collected more than $240 million from Canada’s wage-subsidy program — and Bell and Telus raised shareholder payouts New Research Highlights Concerns Whether Starlink™ Will Meet Federal Broadband Capacity Requirements Toronto just approved a wild plan to build a public internet network priced lower than Bell or Rogers — will it work? Report identifies rural broadband, natural gas expansion among policies to revitalize Northern Ontario communities High-speed internet coming to 485 south-end homes and businesses in 2022 Continued improvements to Ontario Internet North Perth decides not to pursue plan for public Wi-Fi Bell Blasted For Taking $122M Labour Subsidy Boosting Dividends Local libraries help keep people connected online during pandemic Rural Broadband: Feds want broadband mapped to the doorstep Wahnapitae First Nation residents getting high-speed internet EBOX demands that Ottawa puts an end to major telecom providers’ regulatory holiday CEDC and Tbaytel to bring high-speed internet to rural areas Bad internet makes online learning hard, says rural student. Broadband, cell coverage tops Rural Municipal Conference Agenda Reliable internet could be a pandemic silver lining Mapping, Impact & Adoption: A Research Agenda for Effective Rural Broadband Policy SWIFT announces rural broadband project complete with another on the way City of Toronto should look at building its own high-speed internet network, key city committee says Slow internet? You’re not alone. Across Hamilton, workers and students face connectivity woes Universal Broadband Fund-supported project will bring high-speed Internet to the Wahnapitae First Nation in Greater Sudbury Economic Study Documents $2.69 Billion In Benefit From Community Fiber Optic Network ‘Deeply disturbing:’ Nunavut internet still slower, more costly than rest of country Northern internet company secures new satellite to fix shortage CEDC and Tbaytel to bring high-speed internet to rural areas “The iceberg you can’t see”: how a lack of reliable internet is creating a digital divide. Expanding Broadband Connectivity in Caledon SpaceX expands public beta test of Starlink satellite internet to Canada and the UK Province investing $10.9 million to bring faster internet to Northern Ontario Satellite breakthroughs will change internet delivery County backs internet providers in funding request ‘You’re glitchy’: Two weeks in, rural online learning still a struggle for some Most rural P.E.I. homes could wait 3 more years for faster internet Pandemic sheds light on rural broadband necessity RED Technologies to expand TV White Space operations to Canada Half of America is Ready to Switch to Starlink Satellite Internet Not Ready to Build? Be Broadband Ready. Public Infrastructure/Private Service Model For 21st Century Broadband Proves Worthy Return to class in the north connected to ‘unreliable internet’ Pandemic making it clear Ontario’s rural students are at the back of the virtual class Company installing internet connection on silos, water towers in rural part of America Many rural kids disconnected as slow internet stymies online learning Nunavut “reassessing” Greenland route for $203M fibre project. Map of Internet Backbones Around the World COVID-19 grant improves Internet in northern B.C. Long Term Solution To Rural Internet Problems Still A Year A Way The telecom giants are not adequately serving ‘all Canadians’ In India, Smartphones and Cheap Data Are Giving Women a Voice ‘A necessity’: Rural post-secondary students face online learning hurdles Intelligence Brief: Can mobile broadband reduce poverty? Schools Work to Speed Up Internet in Rural Homes for Remote Learning APAS Rural Connectivity Task Force Digging Into Internet Issues Expanding Broadband Throughout Grey County Rural broadband connectivity hinges on private-public collaboration Elon Musk’s Starlink offers fast internet connections to rural Canadians. But it’s not cheap Improving Cell and Internet service in Eastern Ontario Canada’s Rural & Remote Broadband Conference November 27, 2020 ‘Rural’ Canada is not far from the city, and the internet still sucks Slow going on high-speed internet Government of Canada launches consultation on proposal for licence-exempt spectrum to support greater choice and affordability of wireless services Local politicians excited about federal, provincial broadband funding
