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CRTC broadband fund rollout criticized at industry committee

Briefs | 06/07/2019 1:16 pm EDT

OTTAWA Liberal MP William Amos, the MP who brought forward a motion compelling the House industry committee to study the issue of rural broadband, said Thursday that he’s “very disappointed” with the CRTC’s decision to restrict the first round of applications for its $750 million broadband fund to projects in the North.

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