Hastings and Prince Edward Counties and the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte are among 21 eastern Ontario communities that now have improved cell service through the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) Cell Gap Project.
Forty-two new cell towers and four additional upgrades to existing sites have been completed offering Rogers 5G mobile services to residents, businesses and visitors.
The $300 million cell gap project is a partnership between EORN, the federal and provincial governments and Rogers Communications to improve and expand cellular services across rural Eastern Ontario.
The project will see 332 new telecommunications towers constructed and 312 existing sites updates.
To date, 309 sites have already been upgraded and 100 new cell towers have been completed.
“By working together, the federal, provincial and municipal governments along with our private sector partner, Rogers Communications, are bringing access to improved cell services to our residents, businesses and to those that travel in our region”, said EORN Interim Chair Jennifer Murphy. “Reliable cell service is critical for public safety and will aid economic development in our communities.”
Rogers 5G mobile services are now available in parts of the following areas:
City of Kawartha Lakes
County of Frontenac
County of Haliburton
County of Hastings
County of Lanark
County of Lennox and Addington
County of Northumberland
County of Peterborough
County of Prince Edward
County of Renfrew
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
United Counties of Prescott and Russell
United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
City of Kingston
Town of Gananoque
Alderville First Nation
Algonquins of Pikwakanagan
Curve Lake First Nation
Hiawatha First Nation
Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte
Mohawks of Akwesasne
