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WELLINGTON COUNTY A $2 million broadband internet expansion in rural Wellington County is complete, bringing high-speed internet to more than 270 houses and businesses in the Yatton, Creek Bank and Goldstone communities. “More people in Wellington now have access to fast, reliable internet service,” Agriculture Minister Ernie Hardeman (PC-Oxford) said in a release. This is an important step forward in our plan to deliver broadband that supports better educational opportunities, attracts more businesses and create jobs in Wellington County.” The expansion was led by the Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) project, a municipally-led, non-profit established by the Western Ontario Wardens Caucus in 2014.
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Huron County will be more connected as the governments of Canada and Ontario each committed up to $2.4 million to connect more than 1,850 homes and businesses to reliable internet access with the signing of 10 contracts for broadband infrastructure.
Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) has awarded contracts to expand broadband in Huron County to the following Internet Service Providers: Tuckersmith Communications, Hay Communications, Wightman Telecom, and HuronTel.
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Valued at $15,035,338, the County of Huron has committed up to $2.8 million through the SWIFT Plus Program in a bid to connect the region and improve rural internet access for Huron County residents currently in the connectivity gap.
Three more SWIFT projects now underway in Grey-Bruce mitchelladvocate.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mitchelladvocate.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Construction has started on three more projects to bring high-speed broadband to underserved parts of rural Grey-Bruce.
The Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) projects in South Bruce Peninsula, West Grey and Meaford, valued at a combined $5.5 million, are expected to make reliable broadband available to 1,200 homes and businesses.
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Grey County Warden Selwyn Hicks, a SWIFT board member, said he’s thrilled the broadband projects are now underway, but his focus is on seeing the so-called SWIFT 2.0 GigaProject get off the ground.