[Advisors] FW: First One Gigabit Service Launching in Ontario -- in Muskoka-Parry Sound!

[Norah Fountain CH]

It is indeed public and private. I was poking around to find if there were
any 1 Gig at all and did find some offerings in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton
and Olds. Out east there are some that come close but I don¹t think they get
to 1Gig. Another soon to be possibility might be Urban Waterfront Toronto
and I think there is municipal involvement in that one.

Anyway, please spread the news! Glad you liked hearing about it ­ and first,
too. The CNW release doesn¹t come out until tomorrow. Will be interesting to
see if media pick up on it.

The only downside? I still live at least 5K away from this fibre! :) It¹s
time for me to move.

All the best, everyone!


On 2014-03-24, 7:28 PM, "Marita Moll" <mmoll at ca.inter.net> wrote:

> It seems congratulations are in order :-)   .    If I read this correctly,
> this initiative is a creature of a 5 municipality consortium meaning it is
> locally and publicly owned and controlled.
> 
> Beyond Olds, Alberta, are there other such initiatives in Canada?
> 
> Marita
> 
> On 3/24/2014 6:52 PM, Norah Fountain CH wrote:
>>  FW: First One Gigabit Service Launching in Ontario -- in Muskoka-Parry
>> Sound! Dear Telecom Canada advisors and friends, I thought this release may
>> interest you and wanted to give you a first heads up. For the writers and
>> those interested in learning more on this list, please reach out to the
>> contacts on the release (as I¹m going in for some surgery tomorrow so won¹t
>> be around.) Hope you don¹t mind me sending this to the list. The press
>> release goes out tomorrow via CNW. If you feel it appropriate, would love it
>> if you would share with your other networks, such as our CIRA friends.
>>  
>>  Internet connectivity just took a big step forward in Ontario.
>>  
>> Lakeland Networks is rolling out the first 1 Gigabit fibre service in Ontario
>> to present fibre customers in Muskoka and Almaguin starting in April. A press
>> release from Lakeland Networks is attached for your information (and pasted
>> in below for your convenience).
>>  
>> This is a significant first and this level of fibre service is considered
>> foundational for the knowledge based economy in Ontario and Canada.
>>  
>> What does 1 Gigabit mean?
>> €You could download an entire 14GB digital movie in less than two minutes OR
>> you could download hundreds of high quality digital photos at the same time.
>> In comparison, a small email uses about 2KB of data while a high quality
>> digital picture can use up to 10MB. Many businesses in Muskoka today cannot
>> email a 10MB photo (let alone a 1MB photo!).
>>  
>> There was a hint of this announcement at the One Gigabit Summit recently in
>> Gravenhurst. Now it¹s official and some fibre customers in towns like
>> Bracebridge will be hooked up to the fastest Internet in just a matter of
>> weeks.
>>  
>>  For interviews about what 1 Gigabit means for our region, contact Bill
>> Gispen or Chris Litschko (he will be travelling starting Sunday so would need
>> to be reached before then at 888-282-7711 ext 224).
>>  
>> PRESS RELEASE with Contact info attached and pasted in below.
>>  

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