Ontario looking for qualified satellite-based ISPs to serve remote communities

TORONTO – The Ontario government in partnership with Infrastructure Ontario on Wednesday launched a competitive process to find qualified satellite internet service providers to bring high-speed access to approximately 43,000 unserved and underserved homes and businesses in remote regions of the province. As a first step in the process, interested satellite ISPs need to visit www.merx.com to download a request for qualifications (RFQ) document. “Depending upon the market response and the outcomes of the RFQ stage, qualified Satellite ISPs would then be invited to respond to a Request for Proposals (RFP), which is expected to be issued in Fall 2023,” says Infrastructure...