The Region of Queens says their latest plans to upgrade the internet in the region will see 1,251 premises receive better connections.
On Friday, Develop Nova Scotia and the Province of Nova Scotia announced that Bell Canada’s “Fibre to the Home Footprint Expansion” project in the Region of Queens was greenlit for funding through the Internet for Nova Scotia Initiative.
Mayor David Dagley says “This is a very exciting announcement. It’s something I hear about often and have been working on for some time.” He adds “Having reliable high-speed internet is essential, it’s equivalent to the telephone in the 1950s.”
The region says that Bell will target underserved areas. They estimate that 434 residences in North Queens will see upgrades with the other 817 in Central Queens.
In a release, the Region of Queens claimed that after the upgrades speeds of up to 940 Mbps would be possible.
Dagley was able to offer a little more detail on where Bell would be working “The agreement we have will have Bell working in the areas of Greenfield, Caledonia and Central Queens .”
The region hopes that Bell will be able to start work within the next 30 days, with the project set to be complete by late 2020.
