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Improved High-Speed Internet Coming to Parts of Rural Okanagan
Tuesday, March 7, 2017Company Profile | Follow Company
West Vancouver, BC, March 7, 2017--(T-Net)--Rural Okanagan residents and businesses will be better able to access faster Internet speeds, thanks to the B.C. government's $185,000 investment for a new connectivity project being jointly funded by ispeed Communications.
With this investment, the Province will be funding half of the $370,000 project through the Connecting British Columbia program, administered by Northern Development Initiative Trust.
Approximately 3,100 rural households and businesses will have better opportunities to learn, do business, access services and stay connected through ispeed's technology upgrades and network coverage expansion. ispeed's project complements other Internet improvements being made by other Internet service providers operating in the region.
Communities and locales benefitting from this investment include Mara, Grindrod, Enderby, Trinity Valley, Armstrong, Parker Cove, Vernon, Coldstream, Lake Country, rural Kelowna, Ellison, rural West Kelowna, rural Peachland and Westside Road between Kelowna and Vernon.
Connecting British Columbia is a $10-million grant program funded by the B.C. government to expand and upgrade broadband connections in rural and remote communities throughout the province. Since 2005, ispeed Communications has served the Central to Northern Okanagan with Internet access services.
As part of the #BCTECH Strategy, the provincial government recognizes the importance of improving high-speed Internet access provincewide. The Province is working with other levels of government and the private sector to make this happen.
“ispeed Communications has a passion for connecting small rural businesses and connecting local farmers in our region. Our government is helping ispeed pursue its goal through this funding, providing upgrades for and connecting roughly 3,100 rural households.” said Norm Letnick, MLA for Kelowna-Lake Country.
“This funding will allow us to improve services for our existing customers and connect additional rural households and businesses throughout the Okanagan. In an effort to best serve our community, we offer unlimited monthly Internet usage without any data caps.” stated Dave Bradich, president, ispeed Communications.
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Connecting British Columbia program: http://www.northerndevelopment.bc.ca/funding-programs/business-development/connecting-british-columbia
ispeed Communications: http://ispeed.net
Northern Development Initiative Trust: http://www.northerndevelopment.bc.ca
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Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services
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