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Heads of eastern Ontario municipalities are backing the Eastern Ontario Regional Network’s proposed “gig” project to vastly improve home and business internet service via fibre-optic cable.
Mayors, reeves and wardens of 59 councils met online Tuesday and voiced their support for the project, which the network says could cost $1.6 billion but provide ultra-fast service for a generation.
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But they need provincial, federal and private investments, and are asking Ontario and Canada to each commit $200 million. Neither government has committed to the project.
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