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Bell Aliant expands FibreOP to five more communities in Newfoundland


ST. JOHN'S - Bell Aliant is expanding its FibreOP presence in Newfoundland to an additional 21,000 homes and businesses. Residents of Clarenville, Bay Roberts, Carbonear, Torbay and Portugal Cove-St. Philip's will soon have access to the company’s fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) technology.  With this announcement, Bell Aliant's FibreOP coverage in the province will extend to more than 125,000 premises and represents an investment of $50 million since 2011. "This expansion is part of our plan to offer the power of FibreOP to as many customers as possible," said Andre LeBlanc, vice president, residential markets, in the news release.  "Everywhere we go with this technology,...