![]() “Our geography and low population density is not as lucrative to the larger ISPs (internet-service providers), and occasionally these smaller ISPs.” “Part of the problem with Northeastern Ontario is that we have a very vast geographic landscape with a low population density,” she said. “Things have to change, and there’s knowledge and skills in Northern Ontario that need to be tapped into.”ĭuring her remarks, Marie-Josée Filo from the Timmins-based North Eastern Ontario Communications Network Inc offered similar pessimism regarding the province’s 2025 goal, offering it “will likely not be achievable in Northern Ontario” due to delays, geography and insufficient planning. “The idea moving forward is really to convince the government before 2025 that they’re not going to meet their deadline in Northern Ontario,” Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas told during a media scrum that followed the meeting. This, according to a group of NDP MPPs who gathered online alongside experts and municipal leaders to collect virtual testimonials by Zoom on Monday. ![]() The province’s goal to bring high-speed internet access to every community across the province by the end of 2025 will not come to pass.
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