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Is there a hunger for higher internet speeds in Rossland? It certainly seemed like it in council Monday, judging from the positive remarks that four members of the public, each involved in online business, told council. The support came as the Columbia Basin Broadband
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Corporation (CBBC) gave a presentation to council on the benefits of opting into the Columbia Basin Trust initiative to offer fibre optic broadband options to the basin. Mark Halwa, from the CBBC, explained that there was a reason that internet in regions such as this lag behind the population centres and it comes down to where it is most logical for companies like Shaw and Telus to invest.
The rate of return is too low in places like Rossland and so the internet speeds will always lag behind. “We can, through some of the fibre that we own, and buying connection and working in partnership with Shaw and Telus, bring better connectivity to what we would call world class, which would be about 100 mb/s access. Halwa said that at the moment, as a reference, most
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Rossland homes operate at 2 to 4 mb. “Our connection would be 100 mb and we can increase that over time,� he said, adding that the most expensive part is the feeder fibre, the long haul lines that connect communities. CBBC already owns some 80 km of fibre in the basin. “That fundamental layer is the most expensive layer and we already have about 80, 85 km of that and we’re looking to
do various things and get more, for Columbia Basin Communities.� he said. The CBBC would take care of that, as well as the advanced equipment to manage the network. They plan on giving open access to this tool to all parties, including Shaw and Telus. “When we take the most expensive layers and let others use them, then it becomes a little more cost effective,� Halwa See City on P. 3
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