Welcome to the self-proclaimed Rural Ottawa High-Speed Internet Blog. High-speed Internet access is virtually ubiquitous in the urban and suburban areas of Ottawa, but when I started this blog in 2005, only about 60% of the rural areas of Ottawa have coverage. However, even for rural citizens, high-speed Internet access is becoming as necessary as telephone service. Happily, high-speed coverage for rural Ottawa has increased significantly, and not only is coverage reportedly above 90%, many rural residents and businesses now have more than one choice of high-speed ISP.

This purpose of this weblog is to track news and events related to high-speed (broadband) Internet access in the rural areas of Ottawa and, to a lesser extent, in nearby townships.

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Monday, November 09, 2020

CTV News: Trudeau pledges $1.75B to boost high-speed internet in remote communities

In this COVID-19 era, high-speed Internet access is even more critical. The Feds are targeting 2026 for having 98% of all Canadians iwth high-speed access, as part of the Universal Broadband Fund.  See CTV News article for more info:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/trudeau-pledges-1-75b-to-boost-high-speed-internet-in-remote-communities-1.5180913

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