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Canada’s telecom regulator has kicked off a process to figure out how to dole out its new $750-million fund for broadband Internet in underserved areas.

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) launched a consultation Tuesday to establish a broadband funding regime that will eventually replace its legacy telephone subsidy system, which is being phased out to accommodate spending on broadband in rural and remote places.

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The fund was first announced in December when the CRTC declared broadband Internet a basic service and set ambitious target speeds across the country. While the announcement marked the transition of funding to broadband, it didn’t spell out exactly what projects might qualify for the money, who could apply or how it would be allocated.