As part of our broadband outreach programme, CEONET created this website in support of IT and broadband needs for rural residents and small business in this region (and elsewhere).
CEONET and its Board of Directors welcome your ideas, recommendations and suggestions.
Rural high speed This section begins with a discussion about rural high speed. For information about high-speed options in this region, there are pages about cable, DSL, wireless and satellite. We updated this section in October 2009.
Useful Links has five sections. Of these, three are resources for Small Business, Training Sources, as well as Research and Reference. Two pages provide links to a wide range of (often free) alternatives and sources for Free & Useful Software and Information Security.
Publications lists our Information Technology pamphlets for small offices about broadband and security.
About Us tells you about CEONET’s objectives, our project history, our volunteer Board of Directors, and how to contact us.
Government is urged to use money from the sale of wireless licenses to finance internet access in rural and remote areas. Click here for the article.
As broadband becomes more widely available in rural townships, communications services such as Voice over IP (VoIP) and webcasting will become tools for small business outreach programmes. Click here to download a one-page executive summary and click here to download the draft paper (2.6 Mb). The final version will be available in late May.
Here is a new article about the digital divide across the country. Ontario is discussed towards the end. Rural areas continue to be left behind. Be prepared, it's a long article!
And if you can still spare the time, click here for the The Globe and Mail live debate that followed about the rural digital divide. It includes comments from Laura Bradley, whose name will be easily recognised in eastern Ontario.
Click here to view some really interesting graphics. Be sure to activate both tabs.
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Click here for a related article.