{"id":49,"date":"2026-07-25T14:26:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T14:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brimi.ca\/wordpress\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2026-08-12T17:08:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T17:08:36","slug":"the-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brimi.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Household-level affordability research paired with ISP infrastructure and public rights-of-way data. We provide critical analysis of broadband market dynamics and conditions of practical connectivity. Demand-side insights include the <em>Household Broadband Survey<\/em>, bi-annual updates, and commissioned research into domestic connectivity status, cost burdens, contingency-cost exposure, and household stress-test outcomes. Supply-side materials include GIS-based infrastructure mapping and municipal access agreements obtained through freedom-of-information mechanisms. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">New municipalities are added as records are acquired<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">Mapping and data resources support a regulatory-economics analysis of market discipline, infrastructure deployment, service conditions, and the household cost pressures required to maintain broadband connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact project lead: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">m.mersereau@utoronto.ca<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Research funding and support provided by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0f045489 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/brimi.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Connaught-Fund-Logo-3-1024x410-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brimi.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Connaught-Fund-Logo-3-1024x410-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/brimi.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Connaught-Fund-Logo-3-1024x410-2-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/brimi.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Connaught-Fund-Logo-3-1024x410-2-768x225.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/brimi.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sshrc-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brimi.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sshrc-3.png 1024w, https:\/\/brimi.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sshrc-3-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/brimi.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sshrc-3-768x225.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/brimi.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UofT-SofC-UDRC-SofC-colour-1024x278-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brimi.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UofT-SofC-UDRC-SofC-colour-1024x278-2-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/brimi.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UofT-SofC-UDRC-SofC-colour-1024x278-2-1-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/brimi.ca\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/UofT-SofC-UDRC-SofC-colour-1024x278-2-1-768x225.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Household-level affordability research paired with ISP infrastructure and public rights-of-way data. We provide critical analysis of broadband market dynamics and conditions of practical connectivity. Demand-side insights include the Household Broadband Survey, bi-annual updates, and commissioned research into domestic connectivity status, cost burdens, contingency-cost exposure, and household stress-test outcomes. 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