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$112 million to provide high-speed Internet access to more than 18,000 households in Outaouais region by
From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Thanks to a joint investment of $81.36 million made as part of Canada-Quebec Operation High Speed, 18,200 households in the Outaouais region will have access to high-speed Internet services by September 2022. The projects, totalling $112.09 million, will be implemented by Cogeco and Xplornet.
Thanks to a joint investment of $81.36 million made as part of Canada-Quebec Operation High Speed, 18,200 households in the Outaouais region will have access to high-speed Internet services by September 2022. The projects, totalling $112.09 million, will be implemented by Cogeco and Xplornet.
The federal government is investing $9.5 million to bring high-speed internet to the Mauricie region in Quebec.
The funding is being provided under the Canada-Quebec Operation High Speed initiative, which aims to give Quebec the highest connectivity rate in Canada, at 99 percent.
Xplornet will receive $5.73 million to deploy high-speed internet to 1,020 homes in the area. The project will bring connectivity to the municipalities of La Bostonnais, La Tuque and Lac-Ãdouard.
âThe people of the Mauricie region, as in other Quebec regions, absolutely need reliable connectivity. The COVID-19 crisis has shown the importance of having access to broadband digital services,â said Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne in a statement.
The federal government has announced nearly $87 million in funding to bring high-speed internet to the Outaouais region in Quebec.
Funding for the project is being provided through the Canada-Quebec Operation High Speed initiative. Around 10,640 households in the region will have access to Bell high-speed internet services by September 2022.
The project will bring connectivity to numerous municipalities including Messines, Denholm, Cantley, Mayo, Pontiac and more.
âThe COVID-19 pandemic has shown that it has never been more important to connect all Quebecers to high-speed internet. Thatâs why our government is investing to connect Outaouais households and businesses by fall 2022,” said Will Amos, the parliamentary secretary to Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, in a statement.