[Advisors] Fwd: [GCC-coalition] The Universal Broadband Fund is (finally) here!

[Marita Moll]

News about new broadband funding rollout. We are a member of this 
coalition.

Marita

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Subject: 	[GCC-coalition] The Universal Broadband Fund is (finally) here!
Date: 	Mon, 9 Nov 2020 19:57:50 -0700
From: 	Erin Knight <erin at openmedia.org>
To: 	get-canada-connected-coalition at googlegroups.com
CC: 	Erin Knight <erin at openmedia.org>



Hi everyone,As you’ve most likely heard, this morning the government 
finally announced the opening of the Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) for 
applications. You can read our first impressions here 
<https://openmedia.org/press/item/governments-universal-broadband-fund-finally-announced>, 
and we’re highly interested in hearing yours as well. TL:DR, it is a 
positive first step that goes beyond past government promises, but we’re 
fairly concerned that incumbent telecoms will take the lion’s share of 
the support, perpetuating our decades-long telecommunications market 
dysfunction. The availability of $150 million in rapid buildout funds 
for 2021, as well as the launch of the Pathfinder application support 
program, are things we want to share far and wide. To maximize the 
chance of sustainable and permanent community benefits, we need to do 
everything we can to help local communities and Indigenous groups become 
aware of + participate in the current rapid application round (deadline 
Jan 15), and access later funds. Can you help us by sharing the 
application portal 
<https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/139.nsf/eng/h_00006.html>and information 
about Pathfinder 
<https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/139.nsf/eng/00016.html>with your 
networks?As well, we want to help facilitate the collection of 
community/local feedback about Pathfinder and the application process in 
general, so that we can assist in advocating for any necessary changes 
by the government. Do you have ideas to share about ways to approach 
this?Cheers,Erin Knight
Erin Knight
Digital Rights Campaigner, OpenMedia
erin at openmedia.org <mailto:erin at openmedia.org> | +1 (888) 441-2640 ext. 708
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