Red Deer County shares plans to increase broadband services for residents with new funding
Officials gathered in Red Deer County on Wednesday to discuss their plans for the $8 million investment into broadband services and increased speed connectivity for roughly 1,200 households.
In early March, the provincial and federal governments announced a $112 million investment in the Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) initiative to connect over 22,500 homes in Alberta to broadband internet, of which $8 million would be towards Red Deer County residents.
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At the Valo Networks Office building, Minister of Technology & Innovation Nate Glubish said 1,198 households in the 10 County communities of Benalto, Blackfalds, Bowden, Central Park, Condor, Innisfail, Olds, Red Deer, Spruce Lane Acres, and Sylvan Lake would be connected by the end of next construction season.