Melissa O'Brien, Author at Swift Rural Broadband

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SWIFT Appoints New Executive Director

The SWIFT Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Barry Field has been selected as the organization’s new Executive Director. Field, who has served as SWIFT’s Chief Operating Officer, brings more than two decades…

Melissa O'BrienOctober 3, 2019

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SWIFT Issues RFP to Expand High-Speed Internet in Lambton County

The RFP is expected to close on October 4th with contracts being awarded and service provider agreements in place later this Fall. On August 9th, SWIFT issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the design…

Melissa O'BrienAugust 9, 2019

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SWIFT Issues RFP to Expand High-Speed Internet in Wellington County

The RFP is expected to close on September 26th with contracts being awarded and agreements in place later this Fall. On August 2nd, SWIFT issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the design and construction…

Melissa O'BrienAugust 9, 2019

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SWIFT Issues RFP to Expand High-Speed Internet in Norfolk County

The RFP is expected to close on September 19th with contracts being awarded and service provider agreements in place later this Fall. On July 26th, SWIFT issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the…

Melissa O'BrienAugust 1, 2019

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SWIFT supports the Government of Ontario’s renewed commitment to broadband funding

Funding investments in rural broadband will help Ontarians connected to global opportunities. Today the Ontario Government renews it commitment to investing $315 million over the next five years to ensure communities across Ontario have access…

Melissa O'BrienJuly 23, 2019

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39 Internet Service Providers Pre-Qualified to Participate in SWIFT’s Upcoming Request for Proposal Process

Pre-qualified Internet Service Providers will be submitting proposals for the design and construction of broadband infrastructure throughout Southwestern Ontario, with the aim of connecting underserviced areas. SWIFT is proud to announce that it has added…

Melissa O'BrienJuly 11, 2019

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SWIFT issues second Request for Pre-qualification

Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) issues a second Request for Pre-Qualification (RFPQ) to Telecom Service Providers (TSPs). The RFPQ is expected to close on June 21, 2019. Currently SWIFT has twenty-seven (27) TSPs who successfully…

Melissa O'BrienMay 27, 2019

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SWIFT to increase high-speed internet connectivity in Lambton County

SWIFT launches an $11.2M targeted project focused on underserved homes and businesses In partnership with the Government of Ontario and Canada, SWIFT is launching a targeted broadband project in Lambton County to improve high-speed internet.…

Melissa O'BrienMay 24, 2019

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SWIFT to increase high-speed internet connectivity in Wellington County

SWIFT launches a $12.1M targeted project focused on underserved homes and businesses In partnership with the Government of Ontario and Canada, SWIFT is launching a targeted broadband project in Wellington County to improve high-speed internet.…

Melissa O'BrienMay 23, 2019

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SWIFT to increase high-speed internet connectivity in Norfolk County

SWIFT launches an $8.3M targeted project focused on underserved homes and businesses In partnership with the Government of Ontario and Canada, SWIFT is launching a targeted broadband project in Norfolk County to improve high-speed internet. SWIFT…

Melissa O'BrienMay 22, 2019