Bell Aliant has announced the completion of an $8.2M investment in broadband infrastructure in PEI, enabling the company to deliver high-speed Internet to virtually all areas of the Island.
Now, Bell Aliant and the government of PEI have launched a $1M Rural Broadband Fund, a five-year strategic partnership to support innovation in information technology across PEI.
In October, we released our report (Lagging or Leading) which called for increasing the attention on stimulating demand for broadband services.
According to the CRTC’s Communications Monitoring Report, PEI lags the rest of Canada in broadband adoption; at the end of 2008, it was the only province with less than 60% of households connected to broadband service.
Will PEI be able to stimulate its digital connectivity through universal access and the Rural Broadband Fund?