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FEDERATIONOFONTARIOCOTTAGERSASSOCIATIONS19Worktoexpandhigh-speedinternetaccessthroughoutEasternOntarioisinthefinalstretchTheEasternOntarioRegionalNetworkEORNOntarioslargestruralbroadbandprojectwillbecompletebyMarch2014.AmixofinternettechnologiesincludingDigitalSubscriberLineDSLorwiredandwirelessisbeingusedtoexpandInternetaccessintheregionwhichis50000squarekilometresandhasapopulationofnearlyonemillion.AlreadylargeswathsofEasternOntarioscottagecountryhaveimprovedaccesstobroadbandthroughavarietyoftechnologies.Thequalityofwirelessinternetserviceshasimprovedgreatlythroughtheprojectssubstantialinvestmentinnewinfrastructureincludingscoresofnewtowersandequipmentupgrades.Thesparsepopulationlakesandruggedterrainofourregionmakeitabeautifuldestination.ButthesefeaturesalsomeanthatweneedtousedifferentinternettechnologiestoovercomethechallengessaidJimPineChiefAdministrativeOfficerofHastingsCountyandco-leadoftheproject.TheEORNprojectinvolvedconstructionofaBridgingtheDivideInternetincottagecountry5500-kmfibreopticbackbonewhichwascompletedinlate2012.Thisincludedlaying520kilometresofnewcabletoconnectexistingfibreandbuildingorupgrading160accesspointswhereinternetserviceproviderscantapintothebackboneanddeliverhigh-speedinternettohomesandbusinesses.EachtechnologyiscapableofreachingdifferentcommunitiesefficientlyDSLserviceforexamplerequiresbeinglocatedcloseenoughtothefibreopticbackbone.Wirelessservicecanreachmoreremoteregionsaslongastreesorterraindontinterferewiththeradiosignal.Satelliteisthebestfitforthemostremoteregions.Sofarinfrastructuretoimproveaccesshasbeenbuiltinseveralareasandserviceprogressesinothersseethemapnextpagefordetails.Tofindoutmoreaboutwhenservicewillbeavailableinyourareavisitwww.eorn.caandusetheServiceLocatortooltofindyouraddress.fromtheEasternOntarioRegionalNetwork