By the end of November, contracts will be signed and the provinces promise to give the opportunity for 100% high-speed Internet to all of Nova Scotia will be on its way.

Two companies of the six service providers who submitted proposals for the project are now in contract negotiations to ensure that all interested Nova Scotian’s have access to reasonably priced high-speed Internet by Dec. 31, 2009. But, according to Communications Advisor Mary Jane Fumerton for the Nova Scotia Economic Development, many won’t have to wait that long.

“Some people will have it very quickly,” she said, “they are not going to make those who are easy to do wait.”

People should start to see as early as Dec. company trucks in their area having peeks around and towers being built.

“All that is going to start simultaneously across the province once the contracts are signed at the end of Nov,” explained Fumerton.

Although they are going to start work in all zones at the same time, some areas are more ready than others within the zones and until the contracts are signed, the companies can’t say exactly where they are going to start first in each zone...

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