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Acronym partners with Indigenous-led ISPs to bring broadband to Six Nations territories

TORONTO — Acronym Solutions Inc. (formerly Hydro One Telecom Inc.) today announced it is partnering with First Nations Cable (FNC), Net-Neutral Inc. and AANAKWAD Inc. to enable broadband connectivity to Six Nations of the Grand River in southwestern Ontario. This is the first Indigenous-led project of its kind, says a press release, adding it “creates a blueprint for similar projects to follow and is an example of what can be accomplished with Indigenous partners.” In this partnership led by FNC, Net-Neutral and AANAKWAD (Ojibwe for “the cloud”), and supported by Six Nations’ elected chief and council, Acronym Solutions “will enable...