Broadband spurs innovation, economic prosperity, global competitiveness: SWIFT

WYOMING, ON - SouthWestern Integrated Fibre Technology Inc. (SWIFT) has released a position paper that it says provides an evidence-based case for continued investment in equitable access to ultra-high-speed broadband networks.SWIFT is a not-for-profit, collective broadband initiative that is funding the construction of an affordable, open-access, ultra-high-speed fibre-optic regional broadband network for some 3.5 million residents in Southwestern Ontario, Caledon and the Niagara Region.Broadband: An Investment in Innovation focuses on the following recommendations:1. Develop and implement a provincial broadband plan that is aligned with federal, regional, municipal and Indigenous partners. This plan should leverage the collective voice of the 3.5 million...