EORN’s $1.6-billion Gig Internet proposal gets support from 59 municipal leaders

BELLEVILLE, Ont. — During a virtual meeting yesterday, 59 heads of council from municipalities across eastern Ontario voiced their support for the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) “Gig Project” and are calling on the federal and provincial governments to help fund the proposed $1.6-billion public-private partnership to bring gigabit fibre Internet service to homes and businesses in the region. EORN has been seeking federal and provincial support for its Gig Project, and says today in a press release it is requesting $200 million each from the two levels of government. “This is about six per cent of the total funds...