[Advisors] info needed re govt programs

[Garth Graham]

Connecting Communities BC:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/connectivity-in-bc/20601

Connected Coast. Bringing high-speed Internet accessibility to rural & remote communities along coastal BC, Haida Gwaii & Vancouver Island:
https://connectedcoast.ca/

GG

> On May 26, 2023, at 10:00 AM, Marita Moll <mmoll at ca.inter.net> wrote:
> 
> Hello advisors. I will be attending ICANN77 in Washington D.C. in a couple of weeks. There is a roundtable discussion:
> "Government efforts to expand Broadband Access in the US and Canada" will explore and critique federal, state and local initiatives to make broadband more available, affordable and usable. The panel will look at different approaches taking place in urban, rural and Indigenous communities and how these efforts are progressing, including programs seeking to improve access, financial affordability, device availability and end user activation.
> Date: Monday 12 June - 10:45- 12:15 
> One of our members from National Capital Freenet -- Andrew Marty Asare will be speaking remotely about some work he and NCF are doing on the ground to get people connected. I am also on that panel. I am wondering if any of you have examples I can use about how you are working with government programs to fill the connectivity gap -- and how that is working out -- or not. This is about different approaches -- and I am sure some of you have some examples to offer.
> Many thanks
> Marita
> 
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