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Originally Posted by Tower
The Alberta government put up the job for the companies to bid and Bell won. It ended up costing WAY more than Bell thought it would and if I remember correctly they lost money on the contract as well. It also took years longer to build than anticipated and became a waste of a project. This is all from memory but my ex-father in law worked on this project for years.
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And yet now we have almost the entire province wired with fiber, and every single public building connected by a fast and reliable network.
Waste of a project?
I did a search before I posted this, and read through some of the old threads. Someone posted a link about a year ago about 'internet coverage province/state wide.' Alberta was an anomaly. Almost our entire province has broadband internet, while other provinces have zones with nothing except dialup or satellite. Reason? Well, I know that Platinum Communications, probably the #1 reason there is internet all over rural Alberta is tied directly into the SuperNet.
I wouldn't call it a waste. 10 years from now it won't be a waste.