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SWIFT Broadband Project Making New High-Speed Connections in Wellington County

(Wellington County, ON) May 9, 2024 – Today, SWIFT announced high-speed fibre-optic internet service is now available to an additional 1,771 previously underserved homes and businesses in Wellington County. "Ensuring equitable access to high-speed internet…

Melissa O'BrienMay 9, 2024

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SWIFT Fibre-to-the-Home Projects Providing High-Speed Internet to More Than 1,900 Homes and Businesses in Essex County

(Essex County, ON) August 18, 2023- SWIFT is proud to announce the completion of three high-speed internet projects that are now providing Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) connectivity to more than 1,900 previously underserved homes and businesses in…

Melissa O'BrienAugust 18, 2023

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SWIFT Broadband Project Making New High-Speed Connections in Perth County

(Perth, ON) August 16, 2022 – SWIFT today announced high-speed fibre-optic internet service is now available to an additional 114 homes and businesses in Perth County. In partnership with SWIFT, Tuckersmith Communications has completed construction of…

Melissa O'BrienAugust 16, 2022

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SWIFT Announces New High-Speed Broadband Connections in Lambton County

Brooke Telecom is now offering high-speed internet service to more rural homes and businesses in Lambton County. (Lambton County, ON) January 19, 2022 – SWIFT announced today that Brooke Telecom has begun to roll out…

Melissa O'BrienJanuary 19, 2022

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SWIFT Program Rolling Out High-Speed Internet Service in Caledon

Vianet begins to turn up service in Caledon, connects first customers to fibre-optic high-speed internet. (Caledon, ON) August 11, 2021 – SWIFT is pleased to report internet service provider Vianet has begun rolling out high-speed internet…

Melissa O'BrienAugust 11, 2021

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SWIFT Announces $15M Broadband Expansion Plan for Huron County

Huron County to receive $15 million in broadband upgrades to support 10 fibre-to-the-home projects.The newly announced projects will collectively service 335 kilometres of underserved roadway within the region to bring better broadband connectivity to 1,854…

Melissa O'BrienApril 12, 2021

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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 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 Fibre Optic Project Breaks Ground in Kettle and Stony Point First Nation

SWIFT is pleased to announce today that construction has begun on a community-wide fibre-to-the-home project in Kettle and Stony Point First Nation. “We are proud to make this important announcement today in partnership with our…

Melissa O'BrienAugust 14, 2020

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Lambton County invests $2.6M to fund additional SWIFT project

SWIFT is proud to announce that it has awarded an additional contract in Lambton County to Brooke Telecom Co-operative Ltd. (Brooke Telecom) to implement a fibre-to-the-home project to connect approximately 530 underserved households and businesses…

Melissa O'BrienAugust 14, 2020