What formal partnerships has government entered to bridge the divide?
Formal partnerships to increase broadband access do more than enhance personal communication; they facilitate the delivery of new educational, healthcare and other services, thereby revitalizing rural communities by enabling people to live in their local communities and participate in the global knowledge economy. Two significant partnerships have helped to address access in many unserved communities: A partnership between the Province and TELUS has resulted in technology upgrades and new community connections. One of the agreements the Province and TELUS have signed is called the Connecting Communities Agreement. This agreement: • brought affordable high-speed open network access to 119 of the 151 communities identified as unconnected when the project began; • provided affordable access for unserved communities to open network access points in each community; • provided support from the Province to connect the open network access service to a community Internet service provider locati
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