PEI Broadband Fund for Internet Service Providers

Applicants must be:

1. An ISP that is installing broadband infrastructure that will provide improved access of 50/10 to underserved civic addresses and/or provide an increased level of service and/or improved consumer choice;
2. A corporation, either for profit or not-for-profit, that is incorporated in Canada and:
a.Is registered to do business in the province of Prince Edward Island;
b. Is registered as a Telecommunications provider with the CRTC;
3. A Canadian provincial, territorial or municipal entity;
4. An Indigenous entity including:
a. A profit or non-profit organization run by and for First Nations, Metis, or Inuit peoples;
b. A band council within the meaning of section 2 of the Indian Act (Canada);
c. An indigenous government authority established by a Self-Government Agreement or a Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement;
5. A public sector body that is established by statute or by regulation or is wholly owned by a province, municipal or regional government which provides services to communities; or
6. A partnership, joint venture or consortium that is composed of parties identified in (a), (b), (c) and/or (d) above;
And, that:
7. Builds owns and operates broadband infrastructure; or
8. Enters into a contractual arrangement with an entity identified in (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) above to design, build, own and operate broadband infrastructure