The CRTC is taking action to improve cellphone service along one hundred kilometres of major roads across Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, and Ontario to “help make it safer for Canadians to travel along these roads.” It’s part of the Broadband Fund launched in 2019 to connect rural and remote communities.
Through the Fund, the CRTC is committing over $17 million to Bell Canada, TBayTel, TELUS Communications, and Sogetel Mobilité. to build new cell towers and improve cellphone service along eight major roads. “High-quality communications services are essential to every aspect of our daily lives,” stated Vicky Eatrides, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, CRTC.
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