Courtney Taylor Cariboo Advisor
High-speed internet out in rural areas was once thought to be impossible, but now thanks to Galaxy Broadband and the Federal government, places like Riske Creek and Likely can have high-speed internet.
A politician once said many years ago that every Canadian should have access to the Internet, and the federal government has finally sorted out the program and selected a company to provide the services that they will subsidize.
The high-speed Internet is provided to customers in remote locations via satellite, and Galaxy Broadband is the company who is bringing the services to Northern B.C. They won a competition put on by the Federal Government and the project started May 1st said Perry Cook, Broadband Canada Project Manager for Galaxy Broadband.
He said the services they offer are not competition for companies like Telus or Shaw because they are two different services targeting different types of customers.
“They are like apples and oranges, both fruit but very different,” said Cook. “Most of our customers come from dial-up or nothing at all.”
He said their services are more geared to those who live off the grid, and never thought they could have Internet out where they live.
There has been a van going around the province, and they were here during Stampede, to get the word out about the program, and its benefits, and will continue touring around the north part of the province until about the end of October.
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