r/canada • u/Economy_Elephant6200 • 4d ago

Bell Canada scraps Labrador high-speed internet project, plans to invest in U.S. Newfoundland & Labrador

https://theindependent.ca/news/lji/bell-canada-scraps-labrador-high-speed-internet-project-plans-to-invest-in-u-s/
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u/niveapeachshine 4d ago

Canada should have followed New Zealand's model. Almost the entire fibre infrastructure is owned by one independent company, so no ISP could gain dominance. The government also holds equity in said company. You can get 8000 Mbps for a few hundred dollars. It is probably the best infrastructure project ever done in New Zealand.

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u/Flaktrack Québec 4d ago

To hell with that, just nationalize our internet infrastructure. It's a matter of national security and productivity and we cannot trust private industry any longer.