OTTAWA VALLEY – Bell Aliant and regional Internet service provider Storm have won local access contracts to provide nearly 40,000 homes and businesses across the southern portion of Ottawa Valley with improved access to high-speed Internet.
Bell Aliant will provide service in more densely populated areas around Portland, Smith Falls and Kemptville with 76 kilometres of new fibre optic cable and new access points, while Storm will add 40 new sites and upgrade existing sites to expand the reach and speed of their existing wireless network across the area.
The Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus (EOWC), who awarded the contracts as part of the Eastern Ontario regional broadband project, said that customers will be offered a range of options up to 10 Mbps or more in addition to competitive, urban pricing. The service will be available by Fall 2013.
The area includes a small part of Frontenac County, eastern Lanark County, northern parts of the United Counties of Leeds & Grenville and a northwestern corner of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. This is the seventh zone to be awarded contracts to deliver high-speed Internet through wired and fixed wireless services as part of the $170 million Eastern Ontario regional broadband project.
