Telecommunications Infrastructure

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Telecommunications Infrastructure

The availability of high-speed internet is important to the competitiveness and diversity of an economy as it allows businesses to utilize wider range applications and services and provide citizens with easier access to information and educational resources. In August 2007, Perth County was one of 18 communities to receive funding as part of the Ontario government’s Rural Connections: Ontario Municipal Rural Broadband Partnership Program, a one-time $10-million dollar program to expand broadband access to under-serviced municipalities. The total program cost of $2.5 million was cost-shared between the province, County, private partners and telecommunications providers. The telecommunications network is available to 99.9% of residents, and the infrastructure tower build-out includes 10km radius WiFi ‘hot spots’ at each site. The network also enables Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and IPTV services.

The County is serviced by a number of smaller regional telephone and Internet providers including OmniGlobe, Quadro Communications Co-Op Ltd., Wightman Telecom Ltd. and Mornington Communications. Major national telecommunications carriers servicing the area include Bell and Rogers.