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Middlesex County contributes $784K to join SWIFT

WYOMING, ON - Middlesex County has joined the Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) initiative, committing more than $784,000 in capital funding towards the project.The addition means that SWIFT now represents the combined connectivity interests of all 15 members of the Western Ontario Wardens' Caucus Inc. (WOWC) as well as the Town of Caledon, City of Orillia, City of Windsor and the Niagara and Waterloo Regions.SWIFT aims to build an affordable, open-access, ultra-high-speed fibre-optic regional broadband network for more than 3.5 million Ontarians across approximately 350 communities in Southwestern Ontario, Caledon and Niagara Region.  “We are pleased to celebrate the commitment of...