OPINION: Time to move-up from dial-up January 31, 2021 Reading time: 3 min 30 s By Nick Seebruch If we are to grow as a region, better internet is key. At their meeting last week, the United Counties of SD&G Council approved a motion to pen a letter of support for Xplornet’s application to the Canada’s Universal Broadband Fund. The $1.75 billion fund supports projects aimed at expanding access to high speed internet across the country. This is just the latest in a series of efforts to bring high speed internet to our largely rural region. I for one welcome the introduction of a private interest in building high speed internet infrastructure in SD&G, because while there have been promises from different levels of government over the years, their efforts have advanced less like broadband, and more like dial-up.