A $2 million pool of government funding meant to improve access to high-speed internet in rural P.E.I. sat largely untouched last year, one of several factors prompting the Official Opposition to call for an overhaul of the province's current internet plan. As part of a rural internet plan announced in 2019 by the previous Liberal government, a five-year, $10-million broadband fund was set up to help local internet service providers (ISPs) improve access to high-speed internet in problem areas. "We've come to the conclusion that the broadband fund is being unutilized," said Minister of Economic Growth Matthew MacKay. The province is seeking additional infrastructure money from Ottawa to put up towers that could be used by local ISPs to provide coverage.

Source: CBC News June 26, 2020 23:15 UTC