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Barrett Xplore launches 4G coverage in Ontario

PRESCOTT and RUSSELL, ON – Barrett Xplore debuted its 4G WiMAX high-speed Internet service in Ontario on Thursday.Under its Xplornet brand, the rural broadband provider began offering coverage in the Prescott and Russell areas of eastern Ontario, including many parts of East Hawkesbury, Clarence-Rockland, Casselman, Alfred- Plantagenet and La Nation west of Fournier.Deployment in the region covering eight municipalities and 83,000 residents is the result of a partnership between the United Counties of Prescott and Russell and Barrett Xplore, with the support the government’s Rural Connections program."We are proud to be working with the United Counties of Prescott and Russell to activate...