SWIFT issues RFPs for $16.7 million in broadband projects

MIDDLESEX COUNTY and ELGIN COUNTY, Ontario — Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT), a rural broadband funding organization in Ontario, today issued two requests for proposals (RFPs) for broadband projects worth a combined $16.7 million. The first RFP is for up to $10.6 million to increase access to high-speed Internet for residents in Middlesex County. The RFP was released March 27, 2020. Contracts will be awarded and service provider agreements will be put in place shortly after the RFP closes on November 6, says the news release. The second RFP is for up to $6.1 million to improve and expand broadband...