Is there life after Internet? Most people would probably answer that question with a firm NO. Our external communications depend more and more on a stable and reliable Internet service. We shop, do business, work from home and stream voice and video contents using Internet. An increasing number of people also use Internet for telephone functionality, so-called VOIP. This replaces their landline with the option of keeping the existing home phone number.

 

Most Mississippi Lake dwellers have signed up for an Internet service, either through a point-to-point wireless connection, cell tower or through satellite. A small area near 10th Line in Beckwith as well as the Lake Park area in Carleton Place have been upgraded to a fiber connection, but Bell has stated that there are no plans in the foreseeable future to expand this to all the other – less dense – parts of the lake.

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Fortunately ("Finally" you might say) in August 2022 the Ontario government has committed over $950 million to nearly 190 broadband, cellular and satellite projects to date, bringing faster internet access to over 375,000 homes and businesses across the province as per this news release. It has signed agreements with eight Internet providers. This page shows which provider(s) will be covering the 4 Mississippi Lake municipalities. The upgrade project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2025.