{"id":279,"date":"2009-03-27T06:01:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-27T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=279"},"modified":"2009-03-27T06:01:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-27T06:01:00","slug":"alternate-access-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=279","title":{"rendered":"Alternate access sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogecodata.com\/index.php\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cogecodata.com\/images\/cdsLogo.gif\" alt=\"Cogeco Data Services\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>I had a call yesterday with Ian Collins of Cogeco Data Services as part of the company coming out with their new brand image.<\/p>\n<p>Cogeco Data Services is the brand established after last summer&#8217;s acquisition of Toronto Hydro Telecom.<\/p>\n<p>The company is in the process of doubling its route kilometers of fibre as it implements a 10-year, $40M contract with the Toronto District School Board that was announced in December [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cogecodata.com\/media_centre\/downloads\/CogecoDataTDSBNewsReleaseEnglishFINAL.pdf\">news release<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gstconferences.com\/pdf.gif\" \/> pdf, 60KB]. The project, being implemented over a 30-month transition period, will deliver fibre connectivity to 600 sites.<\/p>\n<p>With the school board as an anchor customer, Cogeco Data Services is significantly expanding the reach of its access network, offering a facilities-based alternative for high speed data services.<\/p>\n<p>How do we ensure that policies encourage investment in fibre and expansion of these kinds of competitive options?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:78%;\">Technorati Tags:<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/Cogeco+Data+Services\" rel=\"tag\">Cogeco Data Services<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I had a call yesterday with Ian Collins of Cogeco Data Services as part of the company coming out with their new brand image. Cogeco Data Services is the brand established after last summer&#8217;s acquisition of Toronto Hydro Telecom. 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