Improved cell service and high-speed wireless internet is now available in several underserved areas in Peterborough County and Northumberland County.
The availability of Rogers 5G mobile services in nine eastern Ontario communities was announced on Wednesday (June 14) by the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN), the Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure, Infrastructure Canada, and Rogers Communications.
Through nine new wireless sites and upgrades to 37 existing sites, Rogers 5G service is now available for the first time in Bridgenorth and at Camp Kawartha in Peterborough County, and from Healey Falls to Campbellford South and from Archer’s Road to County Road 2 in Northumberland County.
Rogers 5G service is also now available along Ontario County Highway 2 from Belleville to Shannonville, southern areas of Sandbanks Provincial Park, Glasgow Station to ON-17 in Renfrew County, Demorestville in Prince Edward County, and along Highway 7 in Maberly in Lanark County.
The announcement is part of the EORN Cell Gap Project, a $300-million public-private partnership to improve and expand cellular services across rural eastern Ontario. About half the project funding comes from the federal and provincial governments, as well as municipal members of the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC) and most of the Eastern Ontario Mayors’ Caucus (EOMC). The balance of the investment comes from Rogers Communications, which was selected through a competitive bidding process.
Through the partnership, Rogers Communications is building more than 330 new wireless sites and upgrading over 300 existing sites with 5G by 2025. To date, 13 new wireless sites are in-service with upgrades completed on 297 existing sites.
