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Bell Aliant, Storm join Eastern Ontario broadband project

OTTAWA VALLEY - Bell Aliant and regional Internet service provider Storm have won local access contracts to provide nearly 40,000 homes and businesses across the southern portion of Ottawa Valley with improved access to high-speed Internet. Bell Aliant will provide service in more densely populated areas around Portland, Smith Falls and Kemptville with 76 kilometres of new fibre optic cable and new access points, while Storm will add 40 new sites and upgrade existing sites to expand the reach and speed of their existing wireless network across the area.  The Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus (EOWC), who awarded the contracts as...