Regional government building open-access "100-year solution" (fibre) to its rural regions

By Lynn Greiner TORONTO - The Regional Municipality of York occupies 1,800 square kilometres just north of Toronto, with a population of 1.2 million in nine municipalities. It’s a mix of high-density urban and sparsely populated rural areas, so providing consistent Internet service to such a widespread and disparate region is a real challenge. However, said Laura Bradley, general manager of YorkNet, "We believe there should be equitable access to high speed internet. So regardless of where you live, in terms of the region, we have a fundamental belief that everyone should have equal ability to get the same types...