{"id":19879,"date":"2026-06-16T05:03:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=19879"},"modified":"2026-06-10T14:36:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T18:36:53","slug":"declaring-victory-on-our-broadband-objective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=19879","title":{"rendered":"Declaring victory on our broadband objective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HillTimes-OpEd-20260608.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HillTimes-OpEd-20260608-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"172\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-19880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HillTimes-OpEd-20260608-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HillTimes-OpEd-20260608-1024x654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HillTimes-OpEd-20260608-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HillTimes-OpEd-20260608-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HillTimes-OpEd-20260608-600x383.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HillTimes-OpEd-20260608.jpg 1288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>Last week, The Hill Times published a Policy Briefing supplement looking at Rural &#038; Remote Broadband. <\/p>\n<p>I was asked to prepare an Op-Ed for that supplement. <\/p>\n<p>Regular readers will notice that it was largely based on <a href=\"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=19768\" target=\"_blank\">a piece<\/a> I published last month.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Canada\u2019s national broadband objective <a href=\"https:\/\/crtc.gc.ca\/eng\/archive\/2016\/2016-496.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is defined<\/a>\u00a0as having high-speed (50 Mbps down \/ 10 Mbps up) connectivity available to all Canadians by the year 2030. I wonder if it may be time for us to declare victory and move on to setting a new objective: increasing adoption among those who still aren&#8217;t connected.<\/p>\n<p>Various broadband funding programs (such as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ised-isde.canada.ca\/site\/high-speed-internet-canada\/en\/universal-broadband-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Universal Broadband Fund<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 UBF,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ised-isde.canada.ca\/site\/ised\/en\/programs-and-initiatives\/connect-innovate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect to Innovate<\/a>, provincial initiatives, the CRTC\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/crtc.gc.ca\/eng\/internet\/fnd\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Broadband Fund<\/a>, etc.) have collectively pushed high\u2011speed connectivity deeper into rural and remote regions than ever before. Fibre builds now reach thousands of communities once considered uneconomic, and latest generation wireless services have filled many mid\u2011density gaps. Yet despite billions of dollars of investment, a stubborn last 1\u20132% of households remain unserved, particularly in the North and in the most sparsely populated rural pockets.<\/p>\n<p>This is where Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks should be added to the broadband connectivity toolkit. Indeed, we might consider whether direct satellite-to-device is a satisfactory mobile solution for those remote communities currently lacking terrestrial-based coverage.<\/p>\n<p>LEO systems operate a few hundred kilometres above Earth, far closer than traditional geostationary satellites. This enables low\u2011latency, high\u2011throughput broadband rivalling terrestrial options. Starlink, the most mature LEO provider, already offers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High\u2011speed service with typical download speeds ranging from 45\u2013280 Mbps.<\/li>\n<li>Low latency (25\u201360 ms), suitable for video calls, cloud apps, and real\u2011time services.<\/li>\n<li>Global availability, including remote and northern regions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other LEO constellations are literally on the horizon. Why isn\u2019t LEO considered to be an obvious tool to fulfil Canada\u2019s broadband ambition? For households beyond the economic reach of fibre or microwave backhaul, LEO solutions eliminate the need for towers, rights\u2011of\u2011way, or construction seasons. A dish, a clear view of the sky, and power are enough to provide connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>Based on publicly available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/starlink.com\/ca\/map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coverage maps<\/a>\u00a0and service availability data, existing LEO broadband constellations cover all populated regions of Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Where availability issues arise, they are typically due to temporary local capacity constraints, obstructions due to trees, terrain, or building orientation, or weather\u2011related installation challenges. These are all easily solvable problems, at a cost far less than the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=16173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$10-20,000 (and more) per household<\/a>\u00a0being spent for terrestrial solutions in some communities. Four years ago, the government contributed more than $46.6 million to connect 182 households in northern Ontario, more than $250,000 per household for broadband in an area where houses sell for less than that.<\/p>\n<p>LEO solutions provide full national orbital coverage and can close the final connectivity gap quickly, affordably, and sustainably. One might say that we have walked the last mile of last mile connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>Using LEO, we could (but shouldn\u2019t) provide a permanent subsidy to equalize the prices paid by rural subscribers to those being paid in urban centres.\u00a0We need to think carefully about subsidies for rural broadband broadband expansion. Subsidies\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=17329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">should be based on financial need<\/a>, not based on geography. There are people in urban centres who need lower cost everything, just as there are people in rural and remote communities who do not need financial aid. For example, a little over a year ago,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=18906\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I observed<\/a>\u00a0\u201cMedian household incomes in the north are considerably higher than in the rest of Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With technology now offering a reasonable option for broadband connectivity\u00a0Canada\u2019s broadband strategy needs to focus on getting the remaining unserved households to get online. This is no longer an engineering challenge that can be solved with money, but one of understanding the factors that inhibit increased adoption in both rural and urban settings.<\/p>\n<p>Programs such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telus.com\/en\/social-impact\/connecting-canada\/connecting-for-good-programs#internet-for-good\">Internet for Good<\/a> from TELUS, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogers.com\/connected-for-success\">Connected for Success<\/a> from Rogers, and the national <a href=\"https:\/\/ised-isde.canada.ca\/site\/ised\/en\/programs-and-initiatives\/connecting-families-initiative\">Connecting Families<\/a> initiative have made broadband even more affordable for many disadvantaged households, fully funded by Canada&#8217;s telecommunications industry. But, we have also learned that there are issues beyond affordability inhibiting some people from connecting.<\/p>\n<p>Integrating LEO into regulatory and policy frameworks, while preserving private sector investment incentives, will allow us to declare victory in meeting Canada&#8217;s national broadband objective. It is time to engage partnerships between service providers, government social service agencies, and training facilities to drive adoption, ensuring no Canadian household is left offline.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, The Hill Times published a Policy Briefing supplement looking at Rural &#038; Remote Broadband. I was asked to prepare an Op-Ed for that supplement. Regular readers will notice that it was largely based on a piece I published last month. 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