NFTC completes two SWIFT-funded broadband projects in Waterloo Region

WATERLOO REGION, ON — Two broadband infrastructure projects funded by the governments of Canada and Ontario through Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) have been completed in Waterloo Region and are now providing more than 865 previously underserved homes and businesses with access to reliable high-speed internet, SWIFT announced Monday. Both fibre broadband projects were constructed by North Frontenac Telephone Company (NFTC), which was awarded the contracts by SWIFT in December 2020. In total, NFTC laid more than 134 kilometres of fibre cabling along rural roadway throughout the Townships of Woolwich, Wellesley and Wilmot to bring high-speed internet access to households and businesses...