The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announced it is helping to provide high-speed internet access to 27 communities in rural Saskatchewan.
Via the Broadband Foundation CRTC will allocate more than $12 million Saskatchewan Telecommunications and Access Communications Co-operative Limited to build approximately 455 kilometers of fiber optic transport infrastructure for 25 communities in rural Saskatchewan, including one First Nations community. Another company, Saskatchewan Telecommunications, received funding for two communities, one of which is Indigenous. In total, the two projects will cost approximately $15.35 million and serve 3,880 households.
To add some context, CRTC launched the Broadband Fund in 2019 to help connect rural, remote and Indigenous communities to high-speed internet services. According to a press release, the fund has improved high-speed Internet and mobile phone services in more than 320 communities, including 135 First Nations communities. The CRTC also says it connects essential services such as schools, health care facilities and community centers.
The CRTC also noted that many of the affected communities provided letters of support highlighting project needs, including access to remote work/education and economic empowerment.
The projects announced today are the latest to receive funding through the latest selection process, according to the CRTC. The next round of applications for the fund will open in 2026.
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