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Rogers set to build fibre internet infrastructure in Prince Edward County

A close in satellite green and blue map of the Prince Edward County landmass. Its road grid is present and shaded turquoise blue and purple in various parts.
A map of the planned fibre broadband expansion by Rogers. The blue lines represents the first phase, while the purple lines represent the second expanded phase. Photo by Rogers Communications Inc.
CJPE - 99.3 FM - CJPE - Picton • ON | 10-11-2022
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Telecommunications company Rogers presented its plans for broadband expansion in Prince Edward County to council on Nov. 8, with the project set to be completed by 2024.

With a $140 million dollar investment ($49 million of that from Infrastructure Ontario), Rogers will be laying over 1,000 km of new buried and aerial fibre along the county's roads, beginning at the end of 2022 , to approximately 7,000 underserved properties. Surveying has been completed and permits have been submitted.

Third-party internet service providers will also be operating on the new fibre infrastructure, as mandated by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).

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