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Heads of council from across eastern Ontario gathered for a virtual meeting May 4, voicing overwhelming support for the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) Gig Project, which aims to connect homes and businesses across the region with ultra-fast internet speeds.
These 59 municipal leaders are joining the chairpersons of EORN, the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC) and the Eastern Ontario Mayors’ Caucus (EOMC) in urging the federal and provincial governments to fund the region-wide Gig Project. The project would expand fibre to homes and businesses to deliver internet speeds up to 1 Gig (1,000 Megabits per second).
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May 6, 2021 8:00 AM
On Tuesday, 59 heads of Council from across eastern Ontario gathered for a virtual meeting and voiced overwhelming support for the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) Gig Project, which aims to connect homes and businesses across the region with ultra-fast internet speeds.
These municipal leaders are joining the Chairs of EORN, the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC) and the Eastern Ontario Mayors’ Caucus (EOMC) in urging the federal and provincial governments to fund the region-wide Gig Project. The project would expand fibre to homes and businesses to deliver internet speeds up to 1 Gig (1,000 Megabits per second).
EORN has been seeking federal and provincial support for the public-private partnership valued at up to $1.6 billion. It would include investments by the federal and provincial governments, and the private sector, through EORN’s proven model for expanding connectivity in underserved regions.
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This letter is a call to action for your readers, especially those in Eastern Ontario who have poor or unreliable access to broadband.
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Recently, both the governments of Canada and Ontario brought down their budgets. Combined they dedicated $7 billion for broadband expansion. We applaud both levels of government for taking this step, but there is much more to be done.
The Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) has been working for several years on a project to bring high speed, reliable and affordable broadband to eastern Ontario. EORN’s proposed Gig Project, will reach not only the urban centres, but also the many rural and remote areas of our region where broadband is limited or nonexistent.
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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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Municipal councillors speak with representatives from Rogers Communications and the Eastern Ontario Regional Network during an April 28 meeting regarding EORN’s cell gap project. /Screenshot
News3 May 2021
By Chad Ingram
The Eastern Ontario Regional Network’s cell gap project will see between 30 and 40 new communication towers constructed throughout Haliburton County and the entire project, which includes the construction of 300 new towers throughout Eastern Ontario and the upgrading of 300 existing ones, is expected to be completed in four years and three months.
It was announced on March 19 that Rogers Communications had been the successful bidder on the mammoth project, and during an April 28 online meeting, county and municipal councillors heard from representatives of EORN and Rogers about how the project would unfold.