[Advisors] Delivering Community Power: A bold vision for an expanded postal service

[Michael Gurstein]

Hi Toby,

 

I’m not sure that community ISP’s are the direction to go… may be quite a lot of work for not a lot of return but having Post Office’s as community Internet hubs providing Internet access, training, computer support and maintenance, perhaps community wifi would be very useful.

 

M

 

From: Toby Harper-Merrett [mailto:toby.hm at cfsc-opec.org] 
Sent: March 7, 2016 7:04 AM
To: Michael Gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com>; 'cracin-canada' <cracin-canada at vcn.bc.ca>; 'TC Advisors' <advisors at tc.ca>
Subject: Re: Delivering Community Power: A bold vision for an expanded postal service

 

Let's think about this.. how could community-focused ISP be made available through this new vision?

 

 

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Toby Harper-Merrett, Executive Director | Directeur général

Computers for Success - Canada Incorporated | Ordinateurs pour l'excellence - Canada Incorporée

toby.hm at cfsc-opec.org <mailto:toby.hm at cfsc-opec.org>  

+1 514 293 6987

 

 

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From: cracin-canada-owner at vancouvercommunity.net <mailto:cracin-canada-owner at vancouvercommunity.net>  <cracin-canada-owner at vancouvercommunity.net <mailto:cracin-canada-owner at vancouvercommunity.net> > on behalf of Michael Gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com <mailto:gurstein at gmail.com> >
Sent: February 29, 2016 12:01 PM
To: 'cracin-canada'; 'TC Advisors'
Subject: FW: Delivering Community Power: A bold vision for an expanded postal service 

 

Interesting proposal. Perhaps they should add community broadband/community wireless to the range of offerings.

 

M

 

From: Dru Jay, Friends of Public Services [mailto:info at publicservices.ca] 
Sent: February 29, 2016 7:31 AM
To: Michael Gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com <mailto:gurstein at gmail.com> >
Subject: Delivering Community Power: A bold vision for an expanded postal service

 




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Michael -- 

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“Canada’s public postal service owns the country’s largest retail and logistics network. In every province and territory, the thousands of dedicated postal workers have thorough knowledge of their communities. CUPW is really proud of them. Let’s develop our public postal service to its full potential.” 

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