First Nations press for unused wireless spectrum in quest for better connectivity – The Globe and Mail
A group of First Nations leaders is calling on the federal government to release access to unused wireless spectrum over their traditional territories, saying such access could help bring high-speed internet service to their communities.
The proposal, outlined in a November letter to Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, urges the minister to follow the lead of the United States, where authorities in 2019 created a “rural tribal priority window” to give Indigenous tribes better access to public airwaves.
