MCSnet continues to bridge the digital divide in rural Alberta with our innovative 60 GHz GigAir technology. Our latest GigAir communities include Legal, Wasketneau, Radway, and Warspite. One of the key benefits of this technology is its high capacity and relatively low cost to deploy and maintain, compared to other broadband solutions such as fiber…
Second Chance Animal Rescue Society, also known as SCARS, has just opened a new rescue center in Morinville, Alberta, and has its original location in Athabasca, Alberta. The Morinville location is a recipient of FREE monthly internet that is a part of our Community Connections program. Since this partnership began, we have wanted to share…
MCSnet is a local, family-owned, rural internet service provider based in St. Paul, Alberta. Our team works diligently towards bridging the digital divide that many rural communities face. In 2019, MCSnet was rebranded, and the new MCSnet logo includes a meaningful icon, as seen above. As you can see, the sky blue, navy blue, and…
It all comes down to speed versus storage size when you see megabits and megabytes listed on internet packages. Megabits and megabytes are units of measurement for digital information. Megabits measure data transfer speeds or bandwidth, while megabytes measure the size of a file or the amount of data that can be stored. One megabit…
What is Broadband? In the context of internet access, broadband is any high-speed internet access that is always on and faster than dial-up access or traditional analog services. To understand this better, we may need a simple explanation of the internet itself. The internet is essentially a vast network that connects computers all over the…
The ongoing inflation surge is causing everyone to re-evaluate their finances and become more cautious about spending. As a result, it may be the right time to consider cutting the cable TV cord and exploring streaming services that fit your budget, ensuring you get the content you actually watch. Too often, we’re paying hundreds of…