Ontario Awards $100 Million Internet Contract to Starlink
Program will offer broadband to 15,000 locations

Program will offer broadband to 15,000 locations
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2024 – Canadian government officials in Ontario announced last week they are partnering with Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet service to connect thousands of rural locations in the province.
“Our government is pleased to work with Starlink to offer a highly advanced satellite internet service that will help people living and working in the hardest to reach areas of the province access high-speed internet,” Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure Kinga Surma said in a Thursday press release. “We are using all viable options and technologies to ensure every community across the province has access by the end of 2025.”
The Ontario government’s deal with Starlink will offer connectivity solutions to 15,000 homes and businesses in underserved communities across Ontario. Under the contract, Ontario is expected to spend $6,667 per location.
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