[Advisors] Fwd: [GCC-coalition] Opportunity re: upcoming Monsef announcement [Get Canada Connected Coalition]

[Marita Moll]

Hello advisors. Here is a message from OpenMedia (because we are part of 
the Get Canada Connected Coalition).

If you have any suggestions about responses we could offer, please share 
them here.

Thanks

Marita


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Subject: 	[GCC-coalition] Opportunity re: upcoming Monsef announcement 
[Get Canada Connected Coalition]
Date: 	Thu, 13 Aug 2020 10:17:05 -0600
From: 	Erin Knight <erin at openmedia.org>
To: 	get-canada-connected-coalition at googlegroups.com
CC: 	Erin Knight <erin at openmedia.org>



Hi folks,


I’m reaching out with some quick news updates, and to see who would like 
to join us in rapid response on the (TBD) day of Maryam Monsef’s 
Universal Broadband Fund announcement.


News: Yesterday, CIRA released new data from their Internet Performance 
Test 
<https://www.cira.ca/newsroom/state-internet/new-internet-performance-data-shows-urban-speeds-improving-while-rural>—and 
it’s bad news for folks on the wrong side of the Digital Divide. The gap 
between rural and urban Internet speeds has seriously worsened during 
the pandemic, with urban speeds doubling while rural speeds sit pretty 
much stagnant. You can check out OpenMedia’s Press Release on the report 
here <https://openmedia.org/press/item/performance-data-aug2020>.


Hours later, the CRTC also finally came out and announced the first 
round of Broadband Fund recipients to connect Canada’s north 
(applications closed for Round 1 of the $750 million Fund in late 2019, 
AKA pre-pandemic). While it’s fantastic that thousands of northern 
households are on their way to faster Internet speeds, there’s more than 
a few outstanding issues in our eyes. More on that here 
<https://openmedia.org/press/item/crtc-first-round-of-broadband-fund-to-connect-canadas-north>.

Both developments are pointing right at the massive elephant in the 
room: where in the world is Maryam Monsef, and what the heck is going on 
with the $1.7 BILLION Universal Broadband Fund announcement that was due 
weeks ago?(If you have insider info on these burning questions, PLEASE 
spill 😩.Just kidding...unless..?)


Rapid Response: When Monsef finally makes her move, we want to be ready 
for it. Would you be interested in collaborating with the GCC on that 
early response? If so, the coalition would love to hear from you:


  *

    Are you planning to put out a press release/social media post the
    day of the announcement?

  *

    Do you have anything currently on the go that GCC members can
    support with?

  *

    Do you have any ideas for how the GCC can keep applying pressure to
    Monsef and the government?

NB: OpenMedia is planning to livestream on Facebook the day of the 
announcement, offering our first take. Would you be interested in 
joining us to weigh in? Let us know!

Thanks for all that you do,

Erin at OpenMedia

Erin Knight
Digital Rights Campaigner, OpenMedia
erin at openmedia.org <mailto:erin at openmedia.org> | 1-844-891-5136
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