Kingston will soon be home to state-of-the-art Internet network.

On Thursday, the Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO), with representatives from Bell Canada and Mayor Mark Gerretsen, announced that Bell is investing some $40 million to bring its Fibe TV and Internet services to Kingston with its broadband Fibre to the Home (FTTH) network.

"I am happy to welcome this investment to our local community today, said Mayor Mark Gerretsen in a news release.

Bell Fibe offers unprecedented new choice and competition in TV service, the fastest total Internet speeds, and a range of new home phone services. Kingston will join Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, and other centres in Ontario and Quebec in the fast-growing Bell Fibe footprint, which is expected to surpass more than five million households covered by the end of 2014.

Kingston is the second municipality, following Quebec City, where Bell is deploying Fibre to the Home city-wide — bringing high-speed fibre technology directly into homes and businesses.

Bell plans to hire network and field technicians to support the rapid deployment of Fibe throughout Kingston. Service is expected to be available beginning in the fourth quarter of 2014.

To learn more about the Bell Fibe network, please visit Bell.ca/Fibe.

— The Whig-Standard