Upgraded system will save residents 40% on monthly phone bills.

Chatham, ON, CANADA and Toronto, ON, CANADA (July 12, 2022) – PomeGran Inc., a leading owner and operator of fibre and fixed wireless rural broadband networks across Canada, under the brands of Canquest Communications, IceNet Wireless, CochraneTel and Digicom, is pleased to announce that Canquest Communications was awarded a contract to provide Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol (VOIP) services to resident of the Riverview Gardens Long-Term Care (Riverview Gardens) facility.

Riverview Gardens is a non-profit long-term care home to 320 residents. Riverview Gardens has a long history of providing exceptional care to the community members of Chatham-Kent and beyond. They aspire to provide all members of the community, including team members, with an inspiring experience.

“The COVID pandemic has repeatedly demonstrated the need for good, reliable internet and phone services, especially for our elderly citizens, who face isolation if they don’t have connectivity,” said Nicole Mihalco, Director, Operations, Canquest Communications. “We are honoured that we have been awarded this five-year contract to replace their aging phone system with our state-of the-art VOIP system. This system provides the latest features including free call display, voice mail, call waiting and call forwarding, and, most importantly, residents can keep their existing phone number,” she concluded.

Mary Alice Searles, Director of Seniors Services at Riverview Gardens said: “We are pleased to have Canquest on board providing affordable phone services for our residents at Riverview Gardens and we look forward to the partnership.  We love that our new residents will be able to bring their home phone numbers with them to help them when come to Riverview, as it will help them stay connected with friends and family.”

“When we founded Canquest Communications 30 (thirty) years ago, our goal was simple, to provide the best internet service to our local community, and to give back as much as possible,” said John Smith, founder of Canquest Communications.

Canquest Communications (www.canquest.com) is part of the PomeGran group of companies (www.pomegran.io).

About Canquest Communications

The idea for Canquest was born in 1992 when founder John Smith noticed that there were no phone companies that could provide quality service at an affordable price. Since then, Canquest has grown every year due to the intense commitment the company makes to customers. Canquest is operated by a highly knowledgeable team that brings decades of telecommunications experience to the company. Canquest provides its customers with reliable, high-speed, secure and affordable Internet and VoIP phone service, as well as maintaining local technical support agents who are available seven  days a week.
www.canquest.com

About PomeGran Inc.

PomeGran Inc., headquartered in Toronto, ON, Canada, owns and operates fibre and fixed wireless broadband networks across Canada and is an IoT Managed Services Provider that delivers a secure, AI-powered, self-healing platform for Smart Infrastructure. PomeGran, through its EION subsidiary, is a global provider of Broadband Wireless access products that enable effective, economic, and secure wireless high-speed communications solutions.
www.pomegran.io

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Nicole Mihalco
Canquest Communications Inc.
T: 519-351-1565 Ext. 2210
E: [email protected]
W: www.canquest.com

Sumedha Prasad
PomeGran Inc.
T: 1-844-423-6384; x406
E:  [email protected]
W: www.eionwireless.com
W:  www.pomegran.io