Ontario cooperative raises alarm over alleged fibre overbuild in Huron County

HURON COUNTY, ON – Ontario cooperative Hay Communications is raising the alarm about alleged duplicated effort and fibre overbuild in Huron County, Ont., due to government-funded broadband projects being constructed in areas where fibre cables already exist. In a recent interview with CTV News London, Hay Communications’ general manager Angela Lawrence voiced her frustration about what she calls “a waste of taxpayer’s money," namely a section of fibre internet cables being installed in southern Huron County as part of a project funded through the Ontario government’s Accelerated High Speed Internet Program (AHSIP). Lawrence’s concern is that her company has already deployed...