In theory, the companies are providing service in the residential areas like Campbellford, Warkworth and Hastings. At council this morning, Neil Allanson said Rogers is providing service in Hastings and will be doing some of the rural areas out from there.
Huh... So IF rural residents get the "high speed" version of connectivity they will likely only have that service through one of the few major telecom providers or their off brand subsidiaries. Either way we will likely pay a large sum each month and still have terrible connectivity. Kind of like the bag of rocks we were sold called "5g". 🤷♂️
So the big unanswered question is how much? Can't wait for the marketing machinery to knock on my door. Note that Dan Borowec states in the Consider This interview the budget for the project is $128M with the county's contribution being $700K.
I think I’m a bit dense when it comes to understanding the maps. Are they putting in fiber optic internet lines in Campbellford, or is it just in the outlying areas?
That’s what I thought. We get shit internet in town. I’ve lost guest bookings at our rental because the internet isn’t good enough for them to work remote. Fire station/council, hospital and OPP all are provided fiber optic internet delivery, but not the crest of us.
If this rolls out as they are expecting it to, then the screams from Campbellford will be heard far and wide. I think you can expect further rollout of these types of services but perhaps not until 2026 or later. You can't do this for the rural areas and leave the town behind. That's just not feasible. Keep an eye on this project and start organizing now.
Just spoke to one of our council members, and he said that stage two will outfit the whole town. I have to wonder though, since Bell already has the fiber optic hub here in town, and they haven’t delivered to residential in town, whether they’re going to let a third party deliver the lines? Maybe Bell will be forced to act. They are veritable POS.
The particulars for a rollout like this must be immense. I remember years and years ago hearing about the fibre optic line going down Highway 30 to the prison and thinking how the inmates there were going to get high speed so much faster than the general population. I'm sure there has been much negotiating to get access to existing networks and no doubt Bell will do well out of the deal. But what will happen to local providers? Many line of site operators will struggle or worse. I guess that's tech for you. There will always be winners and losers.
In theory, the companies are providing service in the residential areas like Campbellford, Warkworth and Hastings. At council this morning, Neil Allanson said Rogers is providing service in Hastings and will be doing some of the rural areas out from there.
Huh... So IF rural residents get the "high speed" version of connectivity they will likely only have that service through one of the few major telecom providers or their off brand subsidiaries. Either way we will likely pay a large sum each month and still have terrible connectivity. Kind of like the bag of rocks we were sold called "5g". 🤷♂️
Good article though Art, thanks. 👍
So the big unanswered question is how much? Can't wait for the marketing machinery to knock on my door. Note that Dan Borowec states in the Consider This interview the budget for the project is $128M with the county's contribution being $700K.
I think I’m a bit dense when it comes to understanding the maps. Are they putting in fiber optic internet lines in Campbellford, or is it just in the outlying areas?
Looking at the Funded Broadband Projects map at https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/afb41a47d5244bac826d33a342ae7882/page/Funded-Broadband-Projects/ it looks like Campbellford is not going to benefit from this initiative. The pink lines stop at the edges of the town.
That’s what I thought. We get shit internet in town. I’ve lost guest bookings at our rental because the internet isn’t good enough for them to work remote. Fire station/council, hospital and OPP all are provided fiber optic internet delivery, but not the crest of us.
If this rolls out as they are expecting it to, then the screams from Campbellford will be heard far and wide. I think you can expect further rollout of these types of services but perhaps not until 2026 or later. You can't do this for the rural areas and leave the town behind. That's just not feasible. Keep an eye on this project and start organizing now.
Just spoke to one of our council members, and he said that stage two will outfit the whole town. I have to wonder though, since Bell already has the fiber optic hub here in town, and they haven’t delivered to residential in town, whether they’re going to let a third party deliver the lines? Maybe Bell will be forced to act. They are veritable POS.
That's odd and certainly not what the county told me. The federal/provincial funding is only for locations that private firms won't serve.
The particulars for a rollout like this must be immense. I remember years and years ago hearing about the fibre optic line going down Highway 30 to the prison and thinking how the inmates there were going to get high speed so much faster than the general population. I'm sure there has been much negotiating to get access to existing networks and no doubt Bell will do well out of the deal. But what will happen to local providers? Many line of site operators will struggle or worse. I guess that's tech for you. There will always be winners and losers.