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Jun 8, 20 •
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By Bruce Corcoran This week’s announcement of a $150 million investment into reliable broadband and cellular service by the province is going to miss the mark in Chatham-Kent. In fact, it’s funding that’s already been announced. That according to...
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Apr 13, 20 •
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Chatham-based TekSavvy Solutions Inc., Canada’s largest independent ISP, is asking the CRTC to take immediate action on behalf of hundreds of thousands Canadians, during the COVID-19 crisis. TekSavvy, according to a media release is looking to ensure...
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Apr 3, 20 •
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By Jenna Cocullo Residential TekSavvy customers will see a $5 increase on their bill effective May 1, amid the COVID-19 crisis, but the Chatham-based company said it had little choice as they were operating at a loss for months. “This isn’t about a...
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Apr 1, 20 •
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By Bruce Corcoran SWIFT announced it is asking for proposals to install broadband Internet infrastructure for Chatham-Kent. The province said it is moving forward with a combined $150 million investment to bring fast, reliable Internet to thousands of homes...
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Mar 18, 20 •
0 Views • Business, COVID-19, Feature Story • Bruce Corcoran • 1 Comment
Local Internet Service Provider TekSavvy is opening its information floodgates during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Marc Gaudrault, CEO for TekSavvy, the company is suspending billing for overages to current customers on capped plans. This practice will...
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Feb 25, 20 •
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Locally based Internet provider TekSavvy recently announced it’s teaming up with Ericsson to upgrade and expand TekSavvy’s existing rural Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) network and services. Using Ericsson Radio System radio, transport and Cloud Core network...
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Oct 16, 19 •
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Thanks to a new partnership between MPVwifi and Southwest Agromart (SWAG), MPVwifi will now be providing Internet access to all of the SWAG branches and locations. In addition to this being a major business contract for MPVwifi, it also means new options for...
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Jul 19, 19 •
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TekSavvy is taking its Internet TV service provincewide. The Chatham-based company and its affiliate cable company Hastings Cablevision Ltd. announced the launch of its IPTV service, TekSavvy TV, across the province of Ontario Monday. TekSavvy TV offers...
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Jul 24, 18 •
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And then there were two. That’s the number of Internet service providers who are installing kilometres of fibre optic cable in Chatham-Kent. Homegrown TekSavvy has shovels in the ground, joining Bell Canada running fibre in the municipality. TekSavvy, like...
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May 23, 18 •
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Chatham-Kent will soon be high in fibre; fibre optics, that is. Bell Canada and the municipality announced May 23 that Bell would deploy more than 270 kilometres of fibre optic cable throughout Chatham-Kent to bring its all-fibre broadband network to 38,000...
