I now turn to slide 12, on affordable access.
We are also moving forward with initiatives designed to help increase broadband adoption.
Budget 2017 proposed to invest $13.2 million over five years in a new affordable access program that will facilitate access to low-cost home Internet packages. As computer cost is also a barrier for some families, we have a target of providing 50,000 refurbished computers through the existing computers for success Canada program to families along with the low-cost Internet packages.
Budget 2017 also proposes $29.5 million over five years starting in 2017-18 for a new digital literacy exchange program. This program will foster more inclusive Canadian Internet literacy by supporting initiatives that teach basic skills including how to use the Internet safely and effectively to certain groups that are affected by digital divides including seniors, low-income Canadians, indigenous peoples, and those living in northern and rural communities.
Looking at other actions to support broadband, we have also consulted on a streamlined licensing framework to support the development of next-generation satellites. These initiatives are complementary to actions being taken by other government departments and agencies such as the CRTC. Chris Seidl from the CRTC is here to speak in more detail. I will just mention that in December, 2016, the CRTC established broadband as a basic service and set national broadband targets of 50 megabits per second down and 10 megabits per second up and announced a new $750-million regulatory fund to achieve them. This fund is complementary to our connect to innovate program and we will work closely with the CRTC to identify opportunities for partnership. Infrastructure Canada is also proceeding with its $2-billion rural and northern communities fund where connectivity is an eligible category. ISED has also been working with our provincial-territorial partners to leverage available funding and local expertise.
Looking ahead, we anticipate the private sector will continue to lead the way in terms of broadband investment. This approach has served Canada to date and we expect this to continue. We will be supplementing private sector investment where the business case does not exist.
As technology and competition evolve we foresee new broadband technologies coming online offering Canadians even faster speeds and more robust services. For example, we expect the wire providers to keep deploying fibre deeper into their networks and to provide higher-speed offerings.
In mobile we have seen the widespread emergence of advanced mobile wireless networks such as long-term evolution, LTE, and we expect to see continued improvement in the future. Now 5G, fifth generation, wireless technology, is the next big thing and Canada is well-positioned to be on the leading edge. The satellite industry is also making dramatic improvements with a new generation of satellites providing significant increases in capacity.
Going forward, our role will be to continue to ensure the right frameworks are in place to encourage competition, investment, and innovation. We will also continue to evaluate the need for future programs to expand broadband services and continue to work with our federal, provincial, and territorial counterparts in this regard.
Thank you very much.