{"id":83604,"date":"2020-03-30T11:37:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T15:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=83604"},"modified":"2020-03-30T12:21:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T16:21:49","slug":"lakeland-energy-purchases-core-broadband-and-interactive-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/lakeland-energy-purchases-core-broadband-and-interactive-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland Energy purchases CORE Broadband and Interactive North"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Submitted by Lakeland Energy<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Locally owned Lakeland Energy has purchased all of CORE Broadband\u2019s customers and operations including Interactive North. CORE operates more than 100 wireless towers across Muskoka and Southern Parry Sound. The company has been first to market in many leading-edge wireless technologies such as fixed wireless LTE and millimeter wave pre-5G service.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Lakeland Energy\u2019s retail company Lakeland Networks, the first to offer gigabit internet speeds in Ontario and presently offering the fastest internet in North America, provides high speed fibre optic internet and triple play services (Phone, TV, Internet) to customers in Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Huntsville, Parry Sound and soon north into Burks Falls and Sundridge. &#8220;With this acquisition, we will be able to expand throughout our service area offering a faster wireless service utilizing our fibre backbone, also provide new services such as a hybrid wireless-fibre to the home and business solution, for the benefit of existing and new customers,&#8221; stated Chris Litschko, CEO of Lakeland.<\/p>\n<p>Neil Smellie, owner of CORE Broadband and Interactive North agrees. &#8220;I am very proud of the accomplishments CORE Broadband has made in the past. Combining our strengths with Lakeland, our two technologies coming together will benefit customers throughout Muskoka with a more robust and faster internet experience.&#8221; Neil and his staff have all accepted positions with Lakeland.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Neil and his staff are key to this deal as they have incredible knowledge and skill sets that will add to our overall expertise,&#8221; stated Litschko.<\/p>\n<p>There is a need for better high-speed internet throughout Muskoka and Parry Sound as evidenced recently by Parry Sound-Muskoka MP Scott Aitchison\u2019s remarks in the House of Commons.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next few years, Lakeland is planning to improve existing wireless speeds and adding new technologies to create an expanding seamless fibre optic and wireless network. This will result in better local competitiveness and quality of services.<\/p>\n<p>During these difficult times, the internet is being required more than ever. Therefore, this sale is proceeding so high-speed improvements can be made as soon as practical.<\/p>\n<p>The transaction closes on April 1, 2020 and has been approved by Lakeland\u2019s Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox three times per week!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Submitted by Lakeland Energy Locally owned Lakeland Energy has purchased all of CORE Broadband\u2019s customers and operations including Interactive North. 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