SWIFT asks residents to map their Internet service availability

WYOMING, ON – As it forges towards building #broadbandforeveryone, SouthWestern Integrated Fibre Technology Inc. (SWIFT) is asking residents of Southwestern Ontario, Caledon and Niagara region to verify whether they have high-speed Internet access at home, work and places of business. SWIFT said that it has created an interactive map to help accurately identify underserved areas within the project region, and to solicit community feedback, including recommendations for coverage area changes. Developed based on information received from TSPs in the region, the map highlights areas that have been identified as “served”, meaning that they meet the CRTC’s universal service objective of 50 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload. “We need better data,...