High speed internet is coming for all of Northumberland County.
David Piccini, MPP for Northumberland-Peterborough South, was joined by Bob Crate, Warden of Northumberland County, as he announced $45 million in joint federal and provincial funding towards an innovative new initiative to deliver high-speed internet access to all households and businesses across Northumberland by the end of 2024, in partnership with Northumberland County and private sector partners.
This private sector-led utility will design and build a local fibre-to-the-home telecommunications network and then – over time – provide open, wholesale access to this network to Internet Service Providers.
Northumberland Warden Bob Crate told attendees that “Residents and businesses have communicated that closing the gaps in internet connectivity in Northumberland must be a priority for all levels of government.”
(Written by: Joseph Goden)
