Alberta budget and broadband strategy hold promise, but concerns remain
Last month, Alberta’s Finance Minister Travis Toews tabled the provincial government’s Budget 2022. It builds on a number of commitments outlined in the government’s Alberta Recovery Plan and Alberta...
View ArticleInternet experts and leaders share local solutions at the Alberta Rural...
Last month, the Alberta Rural Connectivity Coalition (ARCC) hosted its second annual Alberta Rural Connectivity Forum, which brought together community leaders from across the province. The two-day...
View ArticleProfile: The City of Brooks
To attract new businesses and homebuyers — and improve internet speeds for current residents — the City of Brooks has begun construction on a next-generation fibre optic network, utilizing an...
View ArticleProfile: Sturgeon County Broadband Network
Responding to a critical need highlighted by local businesses and residents, Sturgeon County has partnered with Canadian Fiber Optics to bring high-speed internet to subdivisions, hamlets, and...
View ArticleNew Alberta broadband support to address funding gaps
Re-printed from the Cybera website Last week, Service Alberta Minister Nate Glubish announced the Alberta Broadband Fund, a $36 million allocation of funding to support broadband deployment in Alberta...
View ArticleLend your voice to ARCC’s submission to ISED
ARCC’s response to this consultation was submitted on November 21, 2022 with over 20 seconders, including the City of Calgary and other municipalities. To stay informed of future consultations, sign up...
View ArticleCRTC SHIFTS TO CHAMPIONING INTERNET COMPETITION
Last week, the CRTC announced it would immediately lower wholesale internet rates by 10% as part of a larger reexamination of Canada’s regime for wholesale regulation. This move is intended to improve...
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The ARCC is seeking interested community members to join its planning / policy committees
View ArticleLend your voice to ARCC’s Broadband Fund policy review consultation
The ARCC Policy Committee has drafted a response to the CRTC Telecom Notice of Consultation 2023-89: Call for comments – Broadband Fund policy review. The Broadband Fund was launched in 2018 to build...
View ArticleIristel’s CEO tells us how he fought the Big 3, and what needs to change
The Canadian telecommunications industry is notoriously inhospitable to newcomers. Aspiring players undeterred by the exorbitant costs of entering the heavily regulated space typically stumble over...
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