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<FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>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 don’t 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.<BR>
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Anyway, please spread the news! Glad you liked hearing about it – and first, too. The CNW release doesn’t come out until tomorrow. Will be interesting to see if media pick up on it.<BR>
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The only downside? I still live at least 5K away from this fibre! :) It’s time for me to move.<BR>
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All the best, everyone!<BR>
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On 2014-03-24, 7:28 PM, "Marita Moll" <<a href="mmoll@ca.inter.net">mmoll@ca.inter.net</a>> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>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.<BR>
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Beyond Olds, Alberta, are there other such initiatives in Canada?<BR>
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On 3/24/2014 6:52 PM, Norah Fountain CH wrote: <BR>
</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'> 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 I’m going in for some surgery tomorrow so won’t be around.) Hope you don’t 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.<BR>
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<B>Internet connectivity just took a big step forward in Ontario. <BR>
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</B>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).<BR>
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This is a significant first and this level of fibre service is considered foundational for the knowledge based economy in Ontario and Canada.<BR>
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What does 1 Gigabit mean?<BR>
•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!). <BR>
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There was a hint of this announcement at the One Gigabit Summit recently in Gravenhurst. Now it’s official and some fibre customers in towns like Bracebridge will be hooked up to the fastest Internet in just a matter of weeks.<BR>
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<B>For interviews about what 1 Gigabit means for our region, </B>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). <BR>
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PRESS RELEASE with Contact info attached and pasted in below. <BR>
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