OROMOCTO, NB – Bell Aliant will expand its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network to more than 6,000 Oromocto homes and businesses and 1,100 premises in the Village of Salisbury this summer.
With this announcement, Bell Aliant's FibreOP coverage in New Brunswick extends to almost 220,000 premises and represents an investment of close to $115 million since 2009.
"We launched FibreOP almost five years ago, and today we are very happy to be adding Oromocto and Salisbury to the growing list of New Brunswick communities that have benefitted from the network since 2009,” said Andre LeBlanc, vice president, residential markets, in the news release. "It’s no secret that competition in this industry is strong. But I can tell you this: what the others do, we do better. With the only 100 per cent fibre network available, we offer faster Internet, sharper TV with more than 140 HD channels and top notch customer service.”
Since its introduction in 2009, Bell Aliant has deployed FTTH network to more than 827,000 premises in more than 70 communities throughout Atlantic Canada and Ontario. The company plans to expand its FTTH footprint to one million premises passed, adding almost 200,000 new homes and businesses this year.
