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Some parts of Alaska's coastline have never been surveyed. (iStock)
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$30.3 million grant announced to build up high-speed internet in rural Alaska

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, October 31, 2022 at 15:21
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The Indigenous non-profit corporation responsible for health and social services for the majority of Alaska’s interior will receive $30.3 million

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Inuit in Nunavut, Canada suffer significant infrastructure inequality, report finds

Thomas Rohner, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, October 22, 2020 at 14:13
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The infrastructure gap puts Inuit in Nunavut at a serious disadvantage, says Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated Inuit in Nunavut have far less

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Canada’s PM says COVID-19 pandemic amplified housing, connectivity gaps in territories

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 12:54
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Trudeau says the pandemic has exposed ‘the depths’ of issues faced by northerners In an exclusive interview with CBC North’s The

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Canada’s Northern MPs say virtual parliament is opportunity to tackle broadband challenges

Anna Desmarais, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 10:34
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Some of Canada’s northernmost MPs are hoping the virtual House of Commons sessions starting Tuesday can lead to more discussions

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Ex-CEO charged with fraud in Alaska broadband project

Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, April 13, 2018 at 11:42
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The former chief executive of an Alaska company working on a massive fiber optic project in the Arctic is charged

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Fixed broadband uploads are fastest in Valtimo, Eastern Finland.(Yle Uutisgrafiikka)
Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Where are Finland’s fastest internet connections? (hint, not in the North)

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 19:59 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 18:10
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The speed of Internet connections – their capacity to send and receive information – varies from location to location, and

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Sweden's industry minister and Centre Party leader Annie Lööf. (Nils Eklund/Sveriges Radio)
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Sweden’s rural development programme gets cash injection

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 14:51
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The Swedish government wants to spend several billion krona on preventing rural businesses from closing, Industry Minister Annie Lööf announced

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In the future, internet is expected to be a crucial for the delivery of many community services, including parts of the health care and elderly care. (Mari Winarve/SR Gotland)
Business Sweden 

Concern over quality as fiber net expands in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 11:26
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Concern about the quality of the future internet connection, as the broadband expansion is in the hands of enthusiasts lacking

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A man walks past Norwestel office in Whitehorse, Yukon. (Chuck Stoody / The Canadian Press)
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Report suggests subsidies for internet, phone bills in Canada’s North

CBC News
Posted: Friday, August 2, 2013 at 11:13
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A new report by the Conference Board of Canada’s Centre for the North is highlighting some of the problems with

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