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CTV Winnipeg: CRTC ruling could bring more choices, lower prices for Internet to Manitoba: advocates
August 13, 2024 —
The ruling means smaller Internet companies will be able to pay wholesale rates and access these large-scale networks.
“We know historically that Canada has fairly expensive Internet rates, and it’s challenging to get these rates down,” said David Gerhard, the head of computer science at the University of Manitoba, “The hope is more competition will be better.”
That’s what a coalition of Manitoba organizations has been advocating for.
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