There are unhappy people in Shelburne after Eastlink’s decision to scale back its Internet service.
The company announced its rural Internet will be capped monthly at 15 gigabytes, starting August 1.
Eastlink received $34-million in 2007 from the provincial and federal governments to provide high-speed Internet in rural Nova Scotia.
CAO for the Municipality of Shelburne, Kirk Cox, says it’s shocking.
“Not having that service is basically Eastlink telling Southern Nova Scotia that it doesn’t matter to them.”
A company spokesperson says the cap will address Internet traffic and provide a better experience for customers.
Cox adds it will make it difficult to recruit doctors or economic development opportunities to their municipality.
