[Advisors] info needed re govt programs

[Marita Moll]

Hello Advisors. Just wanted to thank Garth, Kathryn and Clarice for 
responding to this request. If there is any info available from Alberta, 
Quebec or Maritimes -- please send what you can re different approaches 
to access.

Thanks

Marita

On 2023-05-26 1:00 p.m., Marita Moll 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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