[isf-wifidog] FW: [bcw-General] Petition supporting the CRTC's
decision to fund broadband development in rural and remote
communities and persons with disabilities
Matthew Asham
matthewa at bcwireless.net
Sam 4 Mar 13:08:22 EST 2006
Hi Folks,
Sorry for the OT, but this is super important. The British Columbia
Connectivity
Co-Operative is hosting a petition in favour of the CRTC's recent decision
to use
deferal account funds to enhance rural broadband and access to
telecommunications
for persons with disabilities.
This is a good thing, and people in these remote and rural communities need
help,
badly.
Please sign the petition at www.petitiononline.com/BC3.
Thanks
Matthew
--
Matthew Asham
British Columbia Wireless Network Society
www.bcwireless.net | +1 604 484 5289 x1006
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> Sent: March 4, 2006 9:40 AM
> To: matthewa at bcwireless.net
> Subject: [bcw-General] Petition supporting the CRTC's
> decision to fund broadband development in rural and remote
> communities and persons with disabilities
>
> Hi All,
>
> (Please forward this on to friends, colleagues and other lists as you
> see fit).
>
> On February 16, 2006 the CRTC announced their decision to
> provide up to
> $650 million for broadband development in rural and remote
> communities,
> and for persons with disabilities.
>
> Backgrounder lives here:
> http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/NEWS/RELEASES/2006/r060216.htm
> The decision itself lives here:
> http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Decisions/2006/dt2006-9.htm
>
> Since then a number of consumer advocacy groups have expressed dissent
> to the decision, stating that the "over-charges" should be
> "refunded" to
> consumers.
>
> Well, people without broadband (and in some cases, even
> spotty dialup)
> are consumers too.
>
> The British Columbia Connectivity Co-Operative has started a petition
> supporting the CRTC's decision.
>
> If you support this decision, please sign the petition to voice
> your support:
>
> www.petitiononline.com/BC3
>
>
> From the BC3's position paper:
>
> "The availability of broadband services is critical to the social and
> economic development of rural and remote communities, and that
> targeted action is required to ensure that these communities
> will have reliable and affordable access to these services. Broadband
> services have taken on increased importance in health,
> education, business,
> government, and communications to the point where these
> services are now as
> important as basic telecommunications, and arguably more
> important to those
> in rural and remote areas. Furthermore, the provision of
> broadband access
> is critically important to lower barriers that rural and
> remote communities
> have to accessing the new networked economy. If we do not
> assist these
> communities now, they will fall further behind the urban
> areas and only
> create a larger problem later. 26% of the Canadian workforce
> lives outside
> the major areas and 40% of the natural resource exports are
> generated in
> these areas as well. This economic engine must not be allowed
> to fail."
>
> Indeed, I couldn't put it better myself. Broadband is
> essential to our
> economy as a whole, and for rural and remote social and economic
> development.
>
> Thanks
>
> Matthew
>
>
> --
> Matthew Asham
> British Columbia Wireless Network Society
> www.bcwireless.net | +1 604 484 5289 x1006
>
>
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