Connecting Communities: Rogers brings high-speed Internet to The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
May 26 2021 - 10:30AM
Rogers Communications today announced a new partnership with The
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (MCFN) to bring high-speed
home broadband services to the community and help improve
connectivity for the residents and businesses within the territory.
“We are honoured to work together with the leaders and community
members of The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation to deliver
reliable broadband services to the entire community,” said
Phil Hartling, Executive Vice President, Service Expansion, Rogers.
“COVID-19 has brought into focus the importance of ensuring that
all individuals within Canada have access to connectivity as more
people are working and learning at home and staying in touch
online.”
As part of its $1.4 million investment, Rogers will expand its
fibre network delivering fibre-to-the home technology across 30
square kilometers of underserved areas, servicing more than 275
homes and businesses in the community. Once completed, residents
and business owners will have access to the full suite of services
including Rogers Ignite Internet with up to one gigabit speeds and
Rogers’ leading IPTV service, Ignite TV.
“As the world becomes more connected, it is important that all
members of our community have access to high-speed internet
service,” said Stacey Laforme, elected Chief of the Mississaugas of
the Credit First Nation. “This partnership will help to transform
the lives of everyone in our community including local businesses
and we are happy to work with the Rogers team to help support our
members needs and drive economic development for all our
residents.”
Rogers will work with local contractors to help build the
network and will explore future opportunities to help contribute to
the community’s economic growth. Construction is expected to start
in July 2021 with services available in early 2022. To help bridge
the digital divide, Rogers is committed to help bring high quality
mobile broadband and fixed wireless Internet services to more rural
and indigenous communities across Canada, in many cases for the
first time.
The Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation look to their
Anishinaabe roots to guide a vision for the future as a strong,
caring, connected community who respects the earth’s gifts and
protects the environment for future generations. Their identity
includes history, language, culture, beliefs and traditions which
they strive to incorporate into the programs and services offered
to the community. MCFN membership is now comprised of approximately
2,570 people.
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