Digital Participation: Transforming Communities Together

Alberta Broadband Networks believes that fibre broadband’s transformational economic, healthcare, educational and societal benefits are only fully realized when fibre broadband is accessible community wide.

Alberta Broadband Networks incorporate a three-pronged approach to making fibre broadband accessible, affordable and usable community wide:

• Access:  to ensure the entire community benefits from the transformational benefits of fibre broadband, our infrastructure passes at least 85% of premises within our project footprints. In fact, Alberta Broadband Networks will not undertake a project that does not serve the entire community.
• Affordability:  Northern Lights Fiber, our ISP partner offer service plans designed to meet the specific needs residents in the communities we serve. In addition to service plans, and in partnership with ISP, municipal and community partners, we connect low-income residents with available device and equipment subsidies.
• Usability:  in collaboration with local municipal partners, community organizations and residents, Alberta Broadband Networks designs and deploys digital skill training programs that are readily available and delivered by trusted members of the community.   Digital skills training is available for free to qualifying low-income residents.

Alberta Broadband Networks holds itself accountable for meaningfully driving digital participation in Beaumont, Sherwood Park and Vermilion. 

We measure our success through tangible results, including the number and percentage of local low-income residents whose premises we pass, who participate in digital enablement programs and adopt service.

By focusing on community-wide access, affordability and usage, Alberta Broadband Networks is equipping entire communities to thrive.