Ottawa Citizen: Storm takes on Arryba Internet customers

On page C3 (Business section) of today's edition, the Ottawa Citizen published an article entitled Storm takes on Arryba Internet customers by Kristin Goff.

"Storm Communications Inc. hopes to take over high-speed Internet service for approximately 350 customers of Arryba Communications in rural eastern Ontario, after the company halted operations."

I think the key word in the above statement is hopes.

At the present time, the article is only available on-line to registered Citizen 7-day subscribers, but may unlock to non-subscribers at a later time. A few excerpts of interest include:

"'We're going to take a run at taking them over,' said Barry Williams, president and CEO of Storm..."

and

"Mr. Williams ... said the process of restoring service to the 100 or so Arryba customers who have lost it, is not tecnhically difficult or time consuming.

'The hard part is managing 350 clients and them set up ... and, of course, I'm not sure what the process is for the trustees,' who will oversee the sale of the company's (Arryba's) assets, he said."