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– Historic decision aims to give all Canadians access to reliable, world-class Internet (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News January 3, 2017

OpenMedia describes the CRTC decision as truly historic. It will be a game-changer for rural and underserved communities across Canada where Internet access is either unavailable or unaffordable, due to a digital divide keeping almost one in five Canadians offline.
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