{"id":2506,"date":"2023-03-15T20:54:03","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T20:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2023-05-02T07:52:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T07:52:58","slug":"how-is-the-government-investing-in-connectivity-in-canadas-rural-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/how-is-the-government-investing-in-connectivity-in-canadas-rural-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"High Speed Internet: Canada\u2019s Ambitious Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2506\" class=\"elementor elementor-2506\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee0c48f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee0c48f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a456453\" data-id=\"a456453\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad8f09e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad8f09e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider all the things we use the internet for: work, education, health care, entertainment, essential services, even mental well-being for isolated individuals who need it to connect to loved ones. When you start to add it all up, it\u2019s plain to see that the internet isn\u2019t just an amenity \u2013 it\u2019s a basic utility necessary for daily functioning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As such, Canada\u2019s federal government has laid out a plan to ensure every Canadian has access to the internet. And not just internet, but <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/what-is-my-internet-speed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">high speed<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> internet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 the government has established a minimum level of internet speed that allows for the daily functioning Canadians need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Universal Broadband Fund (UBF), a $2.75 billion investment by the Government of Canada, was established to provide high-speed internet access to 98% of Canadians by 2026 and 100% access by 2030. The 2030 target factors in households that are in remote and rural areas who are typically stifled by less than favourable infrastructure and environmental conditions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ised-isde.canada.ca\/site\/high-speed-internet-canada\/en\/universal-broadband-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">funding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> includes:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cUp to $50 million for mobile Internet projects that primarily benefit Indigenous peoples, including projects along highways and roads where mobile connectivity is lacking;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to $750 million for large, high-impact projects;<br \/><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through a Rapid Response Stream for shovel-ready projects that can be completed quickly.\u201d<br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b76b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20b76b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1183\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/what-government-is-doing2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2509\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/what-government-is-doing2.png 1183w, https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/what-government-is-doing2-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/what-government-is-doing2-1024x360.png 1024w, https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/what-government-is-doing2-768x270.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1183px) 100vw, 1183px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8ea322 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8ea322\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ised-isde.canada.ca\/site\/high-speed-internet-canada\/en\" target=\"_blank\">Source: https:\/\/ised-isde.canada.ca\/site\/high-speed-internet-canada\/en<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ba9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2ba9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beyond Finances:  Canada\u2019s high speed internet ambitions and community engagement<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abfb0c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abfb0c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Making these broadband services available in rural communities is going to take more than capital funding. A genuine understanding of the communities\u2019 needs is vital for success. Canada\u2019s federal government pledges the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ised-isde.canada.ca\/site\/high-speed-internet-canada\/en\/canadas-connectivity-strategy\/high-speed-access-all-canadas-connectivity-strategy#c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">following<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to ensure success happens at every level:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cContinue to engage with Canadians, the provinces and territories, the private sector, non-profit organizations, municipalities and Indigenous communities to support connectivity and broadband investments.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure the design and eligibility criteria for Government of Canada investments are designed to enable projects that best meet local needs and demonstrate strong local engagement.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduce administrative burden and increase effectiveness by working with partners to align application requirements where possible, and improve information and guidance on how to access funding.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure strong internal governance and accountability via new coordination frameworks.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Share broadband data with partners and stakeholders and link relevant datasets, while respecting confidentiality and related provisions concerning stewardship of data.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launch a web portal, accessible even at low Internet speeds, that will host the Strategy as well as other Government of Canada connectivity initiatives and coverage information.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establish an expanded Centre of Expertise to improve broadband coordination.\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8d0a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c8d0a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BrooksNET: Living Proof of the Vision\u2019s Materialization<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a29fa4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a29fa4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As progress on the BrooksNET network continues every day, we\u2019re starting to see the vision of rural connectivity come to life. And not only are we meeting the minimum connectivity requirements, the speeds BrooksNET will be delivering go way beyond. CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/crtc.gc.ca\/eng\/archive\/2023\/2023-89.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reports that<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> speeds of 50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload reflect what is needed for Canadians to be fully engaged online:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7cad2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7cad2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1154\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/what-government-is-doing1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2508\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/what-government-is-doing1.png 1154w, https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/what-government-is-doing1-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/what-government-is-doing1-1024x313.png 1024w, https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/what-government-is-doing1-768x235.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1154px) 100vw, 1154px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43fcddb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43fcddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ised-isde.canada.ca\/site\/high-speed-internet-canada\/en\/canadas-connectivity-strategy\/high-speed-access-all-canadas-connectivity-strategy\" target=\"_blank\">Source: https:\/\/ised-isde.canada.ca\/site\/high-speed-internet-canada\/en\/canadas-connectivity-strategy\/high-speed-access-all-canadas-connectivity-strategy<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588825c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"588825c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/galaxyfibre.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Galaxy Fibre<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> providing the internet, the minimum speed of fibre packages available to Brooks is 500 Mbps and can go up to 2000 Mbps\u2013equal for both downloads and uploads. Brooks has arguably one the best internet plans in the country at their fingertips, with affordable prices and top tier levels of service provided courtesy of Galaxy Fibre.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/brooksnet.ca\/get-connected\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign up today<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to get fibre-powered high speed internet to your home!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider all the things we use the internet for: work, education, health care, entertainment, essential services, even mental well-being for isolated individuals who need it to connect to loved ones. 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