A news release said the contract will go to OmniGlobe Networks as part of a project that aims to provide every person in the province with access to an Internet connection.
"We are pleased that the unserved areas of rural HRM are now included in the Broadband for Rural Nova Scotia initiative," Economic Development Minister Angus MacIsaac said in a news release.
"OmniGlobe specializes in remote and complex Internet connections and is well-suited to connect the remaining residents, businesses and agencies scattered throughout the municipality."
Mr. MacIsaac said 1,300 addresses in the municipality will benefit from the project.
Besides the Halifax-area connections, OmniGlobe will work with EastLink and Seaside Communications to spread Internet access across the province.
"OmniGlobe is looking forward to partnering with the government of Nova Scotia and welcomes this opportunity as a wonderful fit for our expertise in wireless Internet," Jason Neale, CEO of OmniGlobe Networks, said in the release.
"Engineering and regulatory work will begin immediately in order to bring quality broadband service throughout rural HRM."
The release said 80 per cent of Nova Scotia has broadband access. That leaves more than 93,000 homes and 5,600 businesses without reliable high-speed Internet access.
The $75-million cost of the provincewide project is being shared by the provincial and federal governments, along with the three service providers.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): David Stevens
Quelle/Source: The Chronicle Herald, 27.08.2008
