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Canada Sets Universal Broadband Goal of 50Mbps and Unlimited Data for All

posted by janrinok on Saturday December 24 2016, @11:27AM   Printer-friendly
from the get-connected dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Canada's telecom regulator yesterday declared that broadband Internet must be considered "a basic telecommunications service for all Canadians" and created a fund to connect rural and remote communities. With this decision, high-speed broadband is now treated as an essential technology similar to voice service.

All Canadians should be able to purchase home Internet with 50Mbps download speeds and 10Mbps uploads, and they should have the option of purchasing unlimited data, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) announcement said. A new fund will make $750 million available over the next five years to support projects in areas where that level of broadband isn't available.

Money will be distributed to applicants based upon a competitive process. Funding can be used either for fixed broadband service or to upgrade mobile networks, but the goals of 50Mbps/10Mbps and unlimited data for all is specifically for home Internet service. About 10 percent will be allocated to communities that are dependent on satellite access.

Currently, about 18 percent of Canadians, representing 2 million households, don't have access to 50Mbps/10Mbps service. "The CRTC's goal is to reduce that to 10 per cent by 2021 and down to zero in the next 10 to 15 years," a CBC article said.

This sort of thing is why I have so much affection for Canada.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 24 2016, @11:36AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 24 2016, @11:36AM (#445514)

    Hold on let me run a speed test. 750kbps. That's fast enough for me, and I've been streaming CBC TV shows tonight. What are these whiners whining about. Bunch of whiners.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 24 2016, @12:06PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 24 2016, @12:06PM (#445518)

    Grandpa got out of bed, eh?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 24 2016, @12:33PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 24 2016, @12:33PM (#445522)

      Corner Gas looks fine to me in 360p, jackass!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 24 2016, @02:18PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 24 2016, @02:18PM (#445536)

    Hold on let me run a speed test. 750kbps. That's fast enough for me, and I've been streaming CBC TV shows tonight. What are these whiners whining about. Bunch of whiners.

    640k ought to be enough for everyone!

    On an unrelated note, why do people keep making wheelchairs? I can still walk just fine. Bunch of whiners.