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Operation High Speed: Bell update on Québec's historic broadband Internet initiative
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Operation High Speed: Bell update on Québec's historic broadband Internet initiative\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n Internet service providers large and small successfully leveraging the accelerated infrastructure access process developed by Bell and partners to drive the project\n \n \n But with one year to go before the project deadline, many ISPs need to quickly step up their deployments to meet the\n \n September 30, 2022\n \n deadline\n \n \n \n MONTRÉAL,\n \n Sept. 28, 2021\n \n /CNW Telbec/ - With a year to go until the planned completion of Québec's Operation High Speed initiative, Bell confirms that all of the solutions put in place for the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are paying off. In preparation for this vast project, Bell has implemented\n \n many resources\n \n for support and training to facilitate the ISPs' work. However, Bell is also highlighting concerns about the successful completion of the initiative by the\n \n September 2022\n \n deadline.\n \n \n While most of the ISPs involved are taking the project process seriously and have accelerated their infrastructure access requests, many are facing significant challenges that could impact project delivery. As of today, with one year to go before the\n \n September 30, 2022\n \n deadline, many ISPs are far from delivering the access requests at the necessary pace. In fact, Bell has received barely half of the requests required in the agreements with the Québec government. While the pace has improved recently, a backlog has already been accumulated in the first five months of the operation.\n \n \n Bell keeps the government informed of the progress of infrastructure access requests on a weekly basis and provides ongoing collaboration to support ISPs experiencing delays.\n \n \n \"For the ISPs who are working to make Operation High Speed a reality, the coordinated infrastructure permit process is working very well and we thank them for moving the project forward, however, the permit requests received to date ...