BARRIE and OWEN SOUND, Ont. — Bell announced today the expansion of its pure fibre Internet service to homes and businesses in Barrie, Ont.
Part of Bell’s capital expenditure acceleration program for network investments, this expansion “will bring all-fibre broadband access to approximately 40,000 additional locations in Barrie by 2025,” says a press release.
“Fully funded by Bell, this broadband expansion program will provide fast and high-capacity 100% fibre connections with Internet download and upload speeds of up to 3 Gbps and access to leading Bell services such as Fibe TV,” the release reads.
At the end of August, Bell announced it was expanding its all-fibre Internet service to reach approximately 10,000 additional locations in Owen Sound, Ont., by 2023.
“Fast and reliable Internet connections are needed more than ever to keep people connected,” Bruce Furlong, Bell’s senior vice-president of network, said in the second press release.
“Through our own fully-funded investments in world-class broadband networks, Bell is advancing our long-standing objective to connect Canadians in communities throughout the country and across our footprint.”
Photo borrowed from Bell’s press release regarding its expansion in Owen Sound.
