SWIFT readies RFPQ/RFP process for regional broadband network

WYOMING, ON - The SouthWestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) Network is preparing to release a two stage Request for Pre-Qualification (RFPQ)/Request for Proposal (RFP) process this spring as it prepares to invest nearly $300 million in building out broadband in southwestern Ontario, Caledon, and the Niagara Region.The network will be competitively bid and designed through a multi-stage RFPQ/RFP process. The RFPQ process will contain two stages and will be used to establish a list of pre-qualified telecom service providers (TSPs) to submit proposal(s) in response to subsequent RFP(s) for the network construction.The RFPQ is expected to be released on or...