Residents and businesses to access the world's best broadband
Internet technology
CLARINGTON, ON, May 2, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - The Municipality of
Clarington and Bell today
announced the rollout of the world's best Internet technology to
more than 28,000 Clarington
residences and businesses as Bell begins deployment of its
all-fibre broadband network throughout the growing Durham Region
centre.
Fully funded by Bell, the Clarington broadband network expansion is part
of the communications company's fibre to the premises (FTTP)
network expansion to more than 1.3 million homes and business
locations in the GTA/905 region surrounding Toronto.
"The Municipality of Clarington
is delighted to partner with Bell to extend this vital
infrastructure to our community and support our residents,
businesses and visitors," said Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster. "This is a major initiative that
has been years in the making, and we're very excited that our
community will have access to state-of-the-art broadband
connectivity, a service that is no longer a wish but rather a
necessity."
Delivering symmetrical Internet access speeds up to 1 Gigabit
per second (Gbps) now, Bell FTTP is the most advanced network
technology of its kind, designed to ultimately deliver speeds of 40
Gbps and beyond in future. Bell fibre also powers the latest
advances in Fibe TV, Alt TV and a broad range of business
connectivity, managed services and data centre solutions.
"The Mayor and staff in Clarington have been instrumental in providing
the access we need to roll out this major project as quickly and
efficiently as possible," said Bruce
Furlong, Bell's Vice President, Network. "Our productive
partnership will provide Clarington with an essential smart city
communications infrastructure to deliver the best connections now
and into the future."
For more information about Bell fibre services, please visit
Bell.ca/Internet or Business.Bell.ca.
About the Municipality of Clarington
The Municipality of
Clarington is a beautiful
community that forms the eastern boundary of the Greater Toronto Area. Clarington is one of eight municipalities
located in Durham Region. With a population of over 95 thousand
people and growing, Clarington
offers residents a blend of city living and rural charm. We are a
large Municipality, covering an area of approximately 612 square
kilometres. We have four major urban centres and 13 hamlets. Our
residents enjoy waterfront trails alongside Lake Ontario, Greenbelt protected farmlands,
and the natural beauty of the Oak Ridges Moraine. Clarington is a great place to live, work and
raise a family.
About Bell
Founded in 1880, Bell is the country's
oldest and largest telecommunications provider and continues to
lead the way in Canadian communications with a strategy of
unparalleled investment in broadband network and service
innovation.
Bell invests more than $4 billion
each year in Canada's next-generation network infrastructure,
delivering world-class fibre connections to the home and business,
Canada's Best National Mobile Network, and the country's largest
network of 28 state-of-the-art data hosting and cloud computing
centres. Bell Media is Canada's premier content creation company
with leading assets in television, radio, out of home and digital
media.
To learn more, please visit Bell.ca or BCE.ca.
The Bell Let's Talk initiative promotes Canadian mental health
with national awareness and anti-stigma campaigns like Bell Let's
Talk Day and provides significant funding for community care and
access, research and workplace initiatives in every region.
To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
Media inquiries:
Municipality of Clarington
Basia Radomski
905-623-3379 ext. 2214
bradomski@clarington.net
facebook.com/MunofClarington
@ClaringtonON
Bell
Nathan Gibson
905-614-9596
nathan.gibson@bell.ca
@Bell_News
SOURCE Bell Canada