Bell announced on Tuesday it has expanded its pure fibre internet service in the Bas-Saint-Laurent community of Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata in Quebec.
The company says all-fibre broadband access is already available in nearly 200 locations across the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, part of Bell’s “accelerated capital investment in national next-generation network infrastructure for centres large and small.”
Earlier this year, Bell announced an extra investment of $1.7 billion over two years to accelerate its broadband fibre, 5G and rural networks.
“Bridging the digital divide is a priority for Bell as we advance how Canadians connect with each other and the world,” said Karine Moses, Bell’s Vice Chair, Québec, in a statement. “We’re proud to bring our pure fibre connections and world-leading Internet and TV services to households and commercial locations in smaller Québec communities like Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata as part of our historic network acceleration program.”
Bell says pure fibre internet will offer speeds up to 1.5 Gbps, along with access to services such as Fibe TV.
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink satellite internet has been luring away customers from traditional rural incumbents, as the direct-to-consumer model offers download speeds beyond 200 Mbps and also easy self-directed setup of hardware.
