Trudeau Pledges $1.75B to Boost High Speed Internet in Remote Communities

Trudeau Pledges $1.75B to Boost High Speed Internet in Remote Communities
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a press conference in Ottawa on Nov. 9, 2020. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that his government is launching a $1.75-billion fund to expand high-speed internet to Canadians in rural and remote communities.

The Universal Broadband Fund that was part of the Liberal budget announcement in early 2019, months before last year’s federal election, has taken longer than expected to be officially launched.