Melissa O'Brien, Author at Swift Rural Broadband

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$4.3 Million SWIFT Project Now Underway in Grey County

(Grey County, ON) December 09, 2020 – Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) is pleased to announce that construction is now underway in Grey County to bring faster, more reliable high-speed services to the Township of…

Melissa O'BrienDecember 9, 2020

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SWIFT to Bring High-Speed Broadband Service to 5,200 Households in Bruce County

Bruce County to receive $16.3 million in broadband upgrades. More than 5,200 households and businesses to see improvements in broadband internet services throughout the municipalities of Arran-Elderslie, Brockton, Northern Bruce Peninsula, South Bruce and within…

Melissa O'BrienNovember 17, 2020

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SWIFT Announces $16.9 Million in Broadband Upgrades for Grey County

More than 3,900 households and businesses to see improvements in broadband internet services in the municipalities of Meaford and West Grey and throughout the Townships of Chatsworth, Georgian Bluffs and Southgate. The newly announced projects…

Melissa O'BrienNovember 17, 2020

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SWIFT Announces New Broadband Services in Norfolk County

Execulink Telecom now offering high-speed internet service to residents living in Norfolk County. (Norfolk County, ON) November 12, 2020 – Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) today proudly announced that Execulink Telecom has started to roll…

Melissa O'BrienNovember 12, 2020

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SWIFT Announces $19M in Broadband Improvements for Essex County

Essex County to receive $19 million in broadband upgrades to support five fibre-to-the-home projects. More than 5,000 households to see improvements in broadband internet services throughout the municipalities of Essex, Kingsville, Leamington and Lakeshore. Construction…

Melissa O'BrienOctober 30, 2020

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SWIFT to Bring High-Speed Internet to More Locations in Oxford County

SWIFT awards funding to support fibre-to-the-home projects in the Townships of Blandford-Blenheim, East Zorra-Tavistock, Norwich, South-West Oxford and Zorra. In total Oxford County will receive $9.9 million in broadband upgrades to bring high-speed internet to…

Melissa O'BrienOctober 15, 2020

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SWIFT Announces $6.2 Million Broadband Investment for Caledon

SWIFT awards funding to support three fibre-to-the-home projects to bring broadband services to more than 990 underserved households and businesses in Caledon. As a result of the competitive nature of SWIFT’s procurement process, Caledon will…

Melissa O'BrienSeptember 28, 2020

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SWIFT Announces $10.4 Million Dufferin County Broadband Expansion Plan

SWIFT awards funding to support five fibre-to-the-home projects to deliver faster internet speeds in the Townships of East Garafraxa, Mulmur, Amaranth and Melancthon. In total Dufferin County will receive approximately $10.4 million in broadband upgrades,…

Melissa O'BrienSeptember 28, 2020

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SWIFT Issues $197M in RFPs to Expand Broadband Access in Southwestern Ontario

SWIFT intends to award 90% of the project’s contracts by the end of 2020. Southwestern Integrated Fibre Technology (SWIFT) is pleased to announce that the municipally-led broadband expansion project has now officially issued approximately $197…

Melissa O'BrienSeptember 25, 2020

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SWIFT Launches RFP to Expand High-Speed Connectivity in Elgin County

The Elgin County RFP was released March 23, 2020. Contracts will be awarded, and service provider agreements will be put in place shortly after the RFP closes on November 27, 2020 (Closing date extended to…

Melissa O'BrienSeptember 8, 2020