Deploying broadband access to 7,000 locations in partnership
with government of Québec
MONTRÉAL, May 21, 2020 /CNW
Telbec/ - Bell today announced new projects to bring
high-speed Internet to unserved regions of Québec in partnership
with the Québec government's Régions branchées program. The
projects announced today by Québec Minister of Economy and
Innovation Pierre Fitzgibbon, will
provide all-fibre Internet connections to approximately 7,000
homes, businesses and other organizations in 18 communities across
Québec .
"Bell is proud to be the leader in delivering high-speed
Internet to rural communities in Québec with our expanding fibre
and Wireless Home Internet networks," said Karine Moses, Bell's Vice Chair Québec.
"Programs like Régions branchées are critical to extending the
reach of broadband networks into the most difficult to serve areas
and we applaud the government of Québec on moving forward with this
funding. We are pleased to work with the government to advance our
shared objective to strengthen Québec's economic and social growth
with expanded access to high-speed broadband connections that are
proving so critical in response to COVID-19."
Bell also recently announced the acceleration of its unique
Wireless Home Internet (WHI) service rollout in rural
communities to bring access to approximately 137,000 more
homes than anticipated by the end of April, in a direct response to
the COVID-19 crisis. Delivering Internet speeds of up to 25
Megabits per second now with the potential for even faster
connections in future, WHI is specifically designed to bring
broadband access to homes in rural and other hard-to-reach
locations.
Fully funded by Bell, WHI is currently available to several
hundred thousand households across Québec and Ontario, and is expected to ultimately cover
approximately 1 million homes in Québec, Ontario, Atlantic
Canada and Manitoba. To
learn more about WHI, please visit Bell.ca/FastInternet.
About Bell
Canada's largest communications company
with more than 22 million consumer and business connections, Bell
provides advanced broadband wireless, TV, Internet and business
communication services throughout the country. Bell Media is
Canada's premier multimedia company with leading assets in
television, radio, out of home and digital media. Founded in
Montréal in 1880, Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE:
BCE). 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 significant Bell funding of community care and access,
research and workplace leadership initiatives throughout the
country. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.
Media inquiries:
Caroline Audet
514-391-9794
caroline.audet@bell.ca
@Bell_News
Investor inquiries:
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514-870-4619
thane.fotopoulos@bell.ca
SOURCE Bell Canada