CRTC Broadband Fund: Projects selected in October 2024
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The CRTC has selected four new projects to receive funding through its Broadband Fund.
The CRTC is committing over $8 million to Westman Communications Group to build approximately 310 km of transport fibre infrastructure. These projects will connect 16 rural communities in Manitoba to high-speed Internet. They will also support future projects to connect businesses and over 1,400 households.
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 | Fibre length for transport projects | Estimated number of communities and households to potentially benefit | Communities | CRTC Broadband Fund contribution (approximate) | Decisions |
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Westman Communications Group, MB | Fibre transport network to be built (approx. 186 km) |
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$4.7 M | CRTC 2024-228 |
Westman Communications Group, MB | Fibre transport network to be built (approx. 44 km) |
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$1.1 M | CRTC 2024-227 |
Westman Communications Group, MB | Fibre transport network to be built (approx. 62 km) |
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$1.6 M | CRTC 2024-229 |
Westman Communications Group, MB | Fibre transport network to be built (approx. 18 km) |
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$443,500 | CRTC 2024-226 |
TOTAL (for today’s announcement) | 310 km of transport fibre |
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$8.0 M |
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