KING TOWNSHIP, Ont. — Less than three weeks after the announcement it was receiving funding through the federal government’s Universal Broadband Fund (UBF), independent ISP Vianet announced this week it has started construction of a new fibre-to-the-home network that will bring high-speed Internet access to 485 underserved households in the communities of Pottageville, Lloydtown and Nobleton in King Township, located north of Toronto.
On March 18, the federal government announced the project was receiving $2.27 million through the UBF’s rapid response stream. (Vianet is investing an additional $1.7 million in the project.)
“Vianet has responded by breaking ground in multiple project locations less than two weeks after funding was announced, which was made possible by the strong teamwork and coordination of King Township staff and council in helping expedite project permits,” reads Vianet’s press release.
Vianet first began building FTTH in rural sections of King Township in 2017, and has continued to invest in the township, bringing more homes and businesses online each year.
“The funding announced by the federal government’s Universal Broadband Fund helps push our existing FTTH network deeper into the underserved areas of King Township and accelerate our deployment of more fibre throughout the area. Our experience building rural broadband, along with the strong support of King Township, has enabled us to respond rapidly by getting shovels in the ground. The shovels are not just ready, they are already getting dirty,” says Vianet in the press release.
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