Telesat secures up to $600 million of $1.75 billion Universal Broadband Fund

Marc Boucher November 10, 2020 Business, News Comments Off on Telesat secures up to $600 million of $1.75 billion Universal Broadband Fund

Prime Minister Trudeau announces Universal Broadband Fund. Credit: CPAC.

The Universal Broadband Fund was to have been announced in the spring, but due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 it was delayed. That delay resulted in Telesat pushing back its plans to move forward with its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellation program.

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