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Improved Cell Service Now Available in Nine Eastern Ontario Communities
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Improved Cell Service Now Available in Nine Eastern Ontario Communities\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 \n BELLEVILLE, ON\n \n \n ,\n \n \n June 14, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - The Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN), the Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure, Infrastructure Canada and Rogers Communications announced today that Rogers 5G mobile services are now available in nine eastern\n \n Ontario\n \n communities, including four counties and one single-tier municipality.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Through nine new wireless sites and upgrades to 37 existing sites, Rogers 5G service is now available for the first time in the following underserved areas:\n \n \n \n Ontario County Highway 2 from\n \n Belleville\n \n to\n \n Shannonville\n \n \n \n Southern areas of Sandbanks Provincial Park\n \n \n \n Healey Falls\n \n to Campbellford South in Northumberland County\n \n \n Archer's Road to County Road 2 in Northumberland County\n \n \n \n Bridgenorth\n \n in Peterborough County\n \n \n Camp Kawartha in Peterborough County\n \n \n Glasgow Station to ON-17 in Renfrew County\n \n \n \n Demorestville\n \n in Prince Edward County\n \n \n Highway 7 in\n \n Maberly\n \n in Lanark County\n \n \n \n Today's announcement is part of the EORN Cell Gap Project, a\n \n $300 million\n \n public-private partnership to improve and expand cellular services across rural eastern\n \n Ontario\n \n . About half the project funding comes from the federal and provincial governments, as well as municipal members of the Eastern Ontario Wardens' Caucus (EOWC) and most of the Eastern Ontario Mayors' Caucus (EOMC). The balance of the investment comes from Rogers Communications, which was selected through a competitive bidding process.\n \n \n Through this partnership, Rogers is building more than 330 new wireless sites and upgrading over 300 existing sites with 5G by 2025 – bringing vital infrastructure to more municipalities and Indigenous communities in eastern\n \n Ontario\n \n . To date, 13 new wireless sites are in-...