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Appendix D - Provincial Connectivity Initiatives

Alberta
Alberta SuperNet http://www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/AlbertaSuperNet.cfm
Alberta SuperNet is an endeavor to provide affordable high-speed network connectivity and Internet access to all universities, school boards, libraries, hospitals, provincial government buildings and regional health authorities throughout the province. At the same time, SuperNet will ensure businesses and residences in 422 communities will have access to high-speed Internet at competitive rates. Estimated date of completion: 2004

Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Partnership for Prosperity
Increase access to high-speed Internet to at least 250 communities by 2005; increase the number of businesses and families connected to the Internet by 40%.
Estimated date of completion: 2005

Manitoba
Canada-Manitoba Infrastructure Program http://www.infrastructure.mb.ca/cmif.html
A multi-focused program that for which projects related to Rural and Northern Telecommunications Infrastructure and High-Speed Internet Access for Public Institutions are included.
Estimated date of completion: March 31, 2007

Ontario
Connect Ontario
Connect Ontario: Broadband Regional Access (COBRA) is a three-year $55 million SuperBuild program to provide high-speed telecommunications in rural and northern Ontario.

The program is the second phase of Connect Ontario, an initiative to improve community-based information and services. COBRA provides the necessary broadband infrastructure for communities to provide web-based services.

Nova Scotia
Information Economy Initiative http://infoeconomy.gov.ns.ca/
Creation of an additional 130 CAP sites.
Estimated date of completion: 2003

Yukon
Connect Yukon Project http://www.gov.yk.ca/news/2001/Aug-01/01-201.pdf
Primary goals are to provide:

high-speed Internet service to 17 Yukon communities,
better telephone service to all Yukon communities,
high-speed data services to most Yukon communities for business applications, and
new telephone services to many areas that presently don't have telephone service.

Every community will benefit from a doubling of the telecommunications capacity available for voice telephone services. This will reduce the incidence of busy signals and poor FAX performance.
Estimated date of completion: Completed August, 2001