Cable / Telecom News

Bell expanding pure fibre Internet to Barrie and Owen Sound

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...