
Canada backs Telesat in internet space race with $600-million deal
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- Jul 24, 2019
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A Teslesat satellite station in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
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Canadian satellite company Telesat landed $85 million from the federal government to help it launch a constellation of hundreds of satellites that aims to provide faster internet to rural and remote locations, including the North.
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