NFTC and SWIFT Announce Wellington County High-Speed Broadband Expansion Plan

January 24, 2020

NFTC will receive $1.3 million in funding to deploy fibre-cabling along more than 41 kilometers of underserviced roads in the Townships of Mapleton, Wellington North and Centre Wellington to deliver a fibre-to-the-home solution to eligible residents.  The total project cost is approximately $2 million and is expected to be up and running by the end of 2020 with direct fibre connections available to approximately 270 homes and businesses within the communities of Yatton, Creek Bank and Goldstone.

“As a telecommunications company serving rural Ontario for over 60 years, NFTC is proud to be partnering with SWIFT to provide fibre optic connectivity to underserved areas. This project is part of NFTC’s on-going commitment to bring the world’s fastest communications technology to rural communities.” – Grant Roughley, Vice President, NFTC

Click here to read the full news release from SWIFT.