On January 19, 2016, Town of Caledon Council unanimously passed the Town’s 2016 Budget which included a special tax levy for broadband. The special levy will generate $300,000 per year which results in a high-speed…
Melissa O'BrienJanuary 25, 2016
Internet connectivity is as crucial to our social and economic well-being as other critical infrastructure like good roads, clean water, and electricity. So why aren't we taking the same lessons we've learned from planning intricate,…
Melissa O'BrienNovember 5, 2015
On October 21, the Intelligent Community Forum today named the world’s Smart21 Communities of 2016 and SWIFT Network member Lambton County was one of the Canadian communities named to the Smart 21 list. This select…
Melissa O'BrienOctober 22, 2015
A special article in today's digital edition of The Globe and Mail highlights the impact of making high-speed internet available and accessible in rural communities, noting the benefits experienced in Olds, Alberta in the context…
Melissa O'BrienOctober 14, 2015
According to an article on FierceTelecom.com and Consumerist, consumers in the United States are experiencing the benefit of greater competition between service providers, as AT&T continues to lower the price of it's 1 Gbps GigaPower…
Melissa O'BrienOctober 8, 2015
According to a recent article in the New York Times, American cable and satellite companies lost more than 600,000 subscribers in the second quarter of 2015, marking the biggest decline the industry has ever seen…
Melissa O'BrienSeptember 14, 2015
Three recent articles, two by the CBC's Zach Dubinsky ("Fast fibre-optic internet arrives in many small towns before big cities" and "Why super-fast internet may come from a company you've never heard of") and one…
Melissa O'BrienAugust 14, 2015
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - OECD had their 10th annual Rural Development Conference in May in Memphis, Tennessee. The background report released in conjunction with this conference analyses the success of the…
Melissa O'BrienAugust 4, 2015
