Barrett Xplore takes over Omniglobe’s Eastern Ontario operations

Jeff Green | May 05, 2011

Customers of Omniglobe Networks fixed wireless Internet service in the Mountain Grove/Arden and Plevna/Cloyne regions have been in limbo for the last two weeks after the company went bankrupt. Omniglobe had received grants from two programs to develop its network of towers, which serve three schools, the North Frontenac Township office, and a number of commercial operations and private homeowners.

Barrett Xplore, a company that has also been active in Frontenac and neighbouring counties and has received a number of matching grants as well, completed the purchase of most of Omniglobe’s Ontario assets earlier this week.

According to Barrett Xplore’s Vice President Bob Davie, the company is working to get service back up and running in locations where it has been interrupted. To do so he is asking that former Omniglobe customers who are currently without service to call 1-866-971-5062.

“We need to hear immediately from people who have lost service so we can get them back online as soon as possible,” Davie said.

Barrett Xplore will contact the rest of Omniglobe’s customers in the coming days to talk about re-instating contracts.

“But we want to get people who don’t have service back online,” Davies said, “and if we don’t hear from them we won’t know they are out there.”

Davie said that Barrett intends to honour the terms of the contracts that people have signed with Omniglobe.

“We will also respect the wishes of those people who reacted to Omniglobe Service going down by seeking other Internet options.” Davie said.