Overview
- EORN said 34 new towers have gone live since April, raising the total to 222 of roughly 332 planned sites, or about two‑thirds complete.
- Rogers is building the network under the Cell Gap Project, with 5G now available to customers of Rogers and its subsidiaries in the newly served areas.
- The latest coverage reaches parts of Kawartha Lakes, Hastings, Peterborough, Renfrew, Lennox and Addington, Prince Edward, Lanark, Frontenac, Northumberland, Prescott and Russell, Quinte West, and South Algonquin, plus the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan, Curve Lake, and Hiawatha First Nations.
- Upgrades to 311 existing tower sites have been completed to support the broader rollout.
- Federal and provincial contributions total $152 million alongside municipal funding, with EORN citing public safety and economic benefits and pledging enhanced Indigenous engagement and archaeological assessments.