Assess i ng t he e f f i cacy

The report proceeds as follows: Part I sets the context for rural broadband connectivity; Part II reviews the findings from the key informant interviews and the practices of the United Kingdom, United States and Australia in broadband connectivity; Part III identifies instruments to improve Canada’s approach to rural connectivity. [...] The work of having to align the access to the appropriate 34 The discussion in sub-sections, Problem definition and Potential solutions, comes from the key informant interviews. [...] The results were communicated in a guidance document on the Phase 1 strategy.40 In the initial phase of the Project Gigabit rollout, the UK is focusing on setting up procurements for the harder-to-reach parts of the country.41 There are other schemes in the UK to support gigabit broadband connectivity. [...] These are the only providers with physical networks in the UK (any other service providers use their networks).45 The goal was to provide 88% coverage of the UK’s landmass by 2024 and 90% by 202646 (more recently, the service coverage47 goal has been defined as 95% of the UK by 2025).48 The Shared Rural Network agreement would provide grant funding to deliver the defined voice and broadband connec. [...] For those that do have coverage, the Shared Rural Network is intended to increase consumer choice from 66% to 84% in some parts of the UK.50 Digital Mobile Spectrum Limited (DSML) (established in 2012 by the four main providers) runs and manages the Shared Rural Network program and provides reporting and tracking to industry and government.51 The 1B GBP funding to focus on mobile coverage was a mi.