My quick comment is that perhaps the solution is not a market-based one. Perhaps the solution is having communities themselves build infrastructure, just like Red Deer County. I also understand that the City of Toronto is implementing its own initiative to build a Wi-Fi network. Perhaps we shouldn't be relying on the big telcos to build this infrastructure. Maybe there's just no way for it to be profitable to them or to hold them to account to actually follow through on their commitment.
On April 6th, 2021. See this statement in context.