5G wireless proposal puts rural internet at risk

The federal government is considering a proposal that would claw back Internet services from hundreds of thousands of rural Canadian households, including 31,000 in Eastern Ontario, in favour of providing enhanced coverage in urban areas.
The proposal now being considered by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada would take broadband spectrum used by rural wireless providers and auction it off for 5G wireless that would be used mainly in the big cities. With 5G, the urban providers