Welcome to the self-proclaimed Rural Ottawa High-Speed Internet Blog. High-speed Internet access is virtually ubiquitous in the urban and suburban areas of Ottawa, but when I started this blog in 2005, only about 60% of the rural areas of Ottawa have coverage. However, even for rural citizens, high-speed Internet access is becoming as necessary as telephone service. Happily, high-speed coverage for rural Ottawa has increased significantly, and not only is coverage reportedly above 90%, many rural residents and businesses now have more than one choice of high-speed ISP.

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

ORCnet Meeting on Wednesday night

ORCnet will be hosting an information meeting tomorrow night:

Len McGinn, District Sales Manager for Barrett Xplore, will be updating everyone on the latest status of the Rural Ottawa network build including maps and tower locations. Len replaces Bill MacDonald for this presentation, and with his regional knowledge, he is an ideal position to provide very Ottawa-centric information. In addition giving us the latest on the roll-out, Len will also be discussing how to become a Community Champion and promote broadband in your community - and make money at the same time. Len will be on-hand to answer questions, sign-up customers and even do simple location assessment to see where you or your friend's locations fit
in the network.

Date & Time: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at 7:00 PM
Location: Alfred Taylor Recreation Centre, 2300 Community Way, North Gower

Agenda

  1. Introduction, Chris Cope
  2. Welcome and background, Councillor Glenn Brooks [Rideau-Goulbourn]
  3. Update on Xplornet rural broadband, Len McGinn, Barrett Xplore Inc.
  4. Discussion of "Community Champions" Learn how you can help accelerate
    the rollout of this new broadband service in your community.
  5. Questions & Answers

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