The importance of a high speed internet connection to rural residents can be seen as a basic utility; one that drives drives development in rural economies and acts as an important attraction tool. It is one of the Township's initiatives to reduce the digital divide and provide residents access to broadband services as they continue to work, learn and connect at home.
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) declared that high-speed internet is now a basic service and established a universal service objective that Canadians (in rural and remote areas to those in urban centres) have access to broad internet services.
Current Initiatives
On August 28, 2023, the Governments of Canada and Ontario announced over $219 million in combined federal and provincial funding to bring high-speed internet to over 66,000 households in more than 300 underserved Ontario communities – with Ramara being one of them.