Source: https://www.canada.ca/en/radio-television-telecommunications/news
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Backgrounder
The CRTC has selected four new projects to receive funding through its Broadband Fund.
The CRTC is committing over $17 million to Bell Canada, TBayTel, TELUS Communications Inc., and Sogetel Mobilité Inc. to build new cell towers and improve cellphone service along nearly one hundred kilometres of major roads in Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, and Ontario. Better coverage will help make it safer for Canadians to travel along these roads.
The CRTC is continuing to assess applications and will make more funding announcements in the coming months.
The selected projects are as follows:
| Recipient and province/territory | Speeds to be offered for access projects, technology to be used for mobile projects | Estimated number of km of roads, and communities to benefit | Communities | CRTC Broadband Fund contribution (approximate) | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador | Mobile: LTE |
|
N/A (this project could also provide incidental mobile wireless service to households in adjacent communities) | $1.04M | CRTC 2024-190 |
| TBayTel, Ontario | Mobile: LTE-A |
|
N/A (this project could also provide incidental mobile wireless service to households in adjacent communities) | $5.15M | CRTC 2024-191 |
| TELUS Communications Inc., Quebec | Mobile: LTE and 5G |
|
N/A (this project could also provide incidental mobile wireless service to households in adjacent communities) | $7.47M | CRTC 2024-192 |
| Sogetel Mobilité Inc., Quebec | Mobile: LTE-A |
|
N/A (this project could also provide incidental mobile wireless service to households in adjacent communities) | $3.59M | CRTC 2024-193 |
| TOTAL (for today’s announcement) |
|
$17.25M |