Rural Digital Infrastructure Crown Authority Act

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$6.20B CAD

Fiscal Impact

Long-term (5+ years)

Time Horizon

Low–Medium

Implementation Risk

Epoch 101

Continuum Entry

Overview

Establishes the Canadian Digital Infrastructure Authority (CDIA) as a federal Crown corporation mandated to plan, build, and operate open-access fibre backbone infrastructure in underserved rural and remote communities. Carriers may lease capacity at regulated rates but do not own the backbone. Modelled on Hydro Quebec infrastructure model and Scandinavian municipal dark fibre precedents. Phase 1: 50,000 km of backbone in communities under 5,000 population. Capital cost estimated at $6.2B over 10 years.

Rationale

Rural broadband 41%, carrier_lock_in 0.74, subsidy_capture 0.68. Crown open-access backbone.

Ducklings Simulation

This proposal is active in the Ducklings causal simulation (Epoch 101). The simulation models downstream effects using a BFS cascade engine with strength-weighted, time-delayed edges capped at 3-hop depth and ±25% per-hop limits. Cascade outputs are bounded by variable saturation thresholds.

Domain: Telecommunications | Proposal ID: 216 | Series: F-series

How to Engage

Discuss this flightplan in the Pond forum under Telecommunications. Vote on adoption through Consensus. Adopted flightplans become projects with real-world implementation tracking.

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