A regional councillor is keen to get high-speed Internet access up and running in rural communities.

"It’s very close to becoming a reality," Coun. Steve Streatch (Eastern Shore-Musquodoboit Valley) told fellow councillors at city hall Tuesday night.

The councillor requested a staff report on broadband communications, which comes days after a $2.6-million federal-provincial funding announcement.

"As you can imagine, my phone has been ringing off the hook and indeed, even on dial-up (Internet), the e-mails have been coming fast and furious," he said...

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