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Hydro One to energize high-speed internet in the Municipality of Brighton
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Hydro One to energize high-speed internet in the Municipality of Brighton\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.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n An innovative pilot will enable access to broadband for underserved homes and businesses in the\n \n Brighton\n \n area\n \n \n \n \n \n \n BRIGHTON, ON\n \n \n ,\n \n \n March 25, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ - Today, Hydro One Limited (TSH: H) (\"Hydro One\") announced a new pilot project that will enable access to broadband in the Municipality of\n \n Brighton\n \n and surrounding areas. The pilot will use the reach of the utility's existing electrical infrastructure, and a network of fibre cables provided by Acronym Solutions Inc. (formerly Hydro One Telecom), to enable high-speed internet for nearly 1,450 homes and businesses in the area.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"At Hydro One, we continue to embrace innovative solutions to energize life for our customers,\" said\n \n David Lebeter\n \n , Chief Operating Officer, Hydro One. \"The past two years have underscored how important internet connectivity is to economic productivity and ability to access work, education, health and other critical services. Hydro One was first created to build power lines to bring electricity to rural and northern\n \n Ontario\n \n , and we're proud to use the reach of our network to facilitate and enable broadband in the\n \n Brighton\n \n area.\"\n \n \n \"With more than 20 years of experience managing the telecommunications network that enables\n \n Ontario's\n \n electrical grid, Acronym is well-positioned to support this innovative pilot program,\" said\n \n John Papadakis\n \n , President & CEO, Acronym Solutions Inc. \"We're excited to help the residents and businesses of\n \n Brighton\n \n reach their full potential.\"\n \n \n \"Our government is finding new and innovative ways to bring access to high-speed internet to every home and business in the province, and this pilot project in\n \n Brighton\n \n is another example of how we will achieve our goal of 100 per ...