
Tag Archives Internet access

Home education highlights gaps in rural internet
School divisions are adapting with print materials, phone calls, adjusted expectations

Comment: CRTC scales back internet ambitions for remote areas
Being realistic about rural internet speeds is acceptable but the danger is ‘for now’ will become ‘forever’

Bridging the digital divide is no easy task
Rural residents are still living life in the slow digital lane

Wiring the farm for the Information Age
The new classification of broadband Internet as a basic telecommunications service could significantly narrow the rural-urban digital divide

Study says faster Internet speeds not enough
The Rural Development Institute says increasing the culture of use in rural areas is equally important to making faster broadband available
CRTC Internet decision draws strong support
The ruling will be a game-changer for Internet service in Canada say supporters

CRTC makes broadband a basic service
The ‘broadband gap’ still divides Canada despite investment, rural leaders say
Municipal leaders gathered in Winnipeg for the national Federation of Canadian Municipalities held a Rural Forum special assembly June 4 to draw attention to needs and policy issues for rural areas

Telecom proposal mixed news in rural areas
Wireless frequencies now available to Internet users would be reallocated to cell phone use