Susan Perry and her husband, who live in Greenfield, say their current internet speed is about 0.84 Mbps through Eastlink's broadband service. Tom Bond, a seasonal resident of Ecum Secum on the Eastern Shore, just got internet access via satellite. Painfully slow internetMany rural Nova Scotians have had to deal with painfully slow internet access for years. In this year's provincial budget, $6 million was announced for work to improve rural internet access. The province released a new report in June which assessed the state of rural internet in Nova Scotia, saying it's time to trade analysis for action.

Source: CBC News August 25, 2016 15:06 UTC