Nearly $20 million committed to Perth-Wellington rural high speed

The Government of Ontario in partnership with the Federal Governemtn announced just under $20 million dollars to bring high-speed internet to up to 2700 households and businesses in underserved areas throughout Perth-Wellington.

Funding will come from the Province’s Improving Connectivity for Ontario program and the Federal Universal Broadband Fund.

It is part of the larger $1.2 billion in 58 new projects across Ontario.

Communities that will receive funding include Shakespeare, Newton, Gads Hill, Hesson, Millbank, Poole, Amurlee, Rostock, Milverton, Dorking. St. Pauls Station, Rannoch, Wellburn, Mitchell, Brodhagen, Fullarton, Staffa, Dublin, among others.