My question in this is what the ultimate funding source for it will be, not the financing of where the upfront money is going to come from, but the ultimate long-term funding, keeping in mind that these projects will have ongoing operating and maintenance costs that have to be covered.
If the broadband is not being provided today, it's probably because it's viewed by some to be uneconomical. There will have to be a subsidy from someone. Is the infrastructure bank going to be an agency that provides long-term subsidies, or are those going to come from a provincial or municipal government, or are there other ways of structuring the deal? That's will be the type of question that determine whether that type of project is viable.