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The Manitoba government has signed a contribution agreement with Xplornet Communications Inc. to provide broadband services to nearly 30 First Nations and approximately 350 rural and northern communities.

Following a competitive tendering process, the Manitoba government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Xplornet Communications Inc. to connect more than 125,000 unserved or underserved Manitobans to reliable, high-speed internet services.

The Canada Infrastructure Bank, Valley Fiber Limited and DIF Capital Partners have signed an agreement in principle to invest a total of $260 million to increase broadband through the Southern Manitoba Fibre project. It is expected that up to 49,000 households could benefit from the project.

More than 1,900 households in numerous communities throughout the province will have improved high-speed internet access thanks to an investment of $5 million from the federal government.