CORRECTED: Xplornet signs contract for wireless service in Eastern Ontario

HASTINGS COUNTY, ON - Xplornet Communications will partner with the Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus (EOWC) to provide broadband access to nearly 80,000 more homes and businesses in eastern Ontario. The contract is the second of several that will be awarded as part of EOWC’s $170 million dollar regional broadband project to build a 5,500-km fibre optic network. It is also Xplornet’s second access contract with the project. As part of this contract, Xplornet will expand its fixed wireless network to reach an area of some 7,000 square kilometres that includes all of Prince Edward County, most of the southern half...