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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Good evening … I just want to make sure as many people as possible get involved in the CRTC Basic Services Objective announced this week. I created a PDF (see attached) of the issues, background, and questions being considered by the CRTC during their process (found at <a href="http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2015/2015-134.htm">http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2015/2015-134.htm</a>) … <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please circulate and consider writing a response to the CRTC demanding that they include broadband connectivity with a minimum level of service (UK announced 100M of service, US announced 25M …) at an equitable cost for all Canadians …<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>See the BCC-list message about this announcement below …<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Woliwon</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Brian Beaton<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Research Associate, Keewaytinook Okimakanak Research Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Researcher, First Nations Innovation Project<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Graduate Student, Faculty of Education, Critical Studies, University of New Brunswick<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Settler ally of Indigenous peoples and future generations<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Contact Details</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Snail Mail</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>: Box 104, Station A, Unceded </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Wolastoqey</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> Traditional Lands, Fredericton, NB, E3B 4Y2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>T</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>: 877-737-5638 x4522<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>E</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>: <a href="mailto:brian.beaton@unb.ca">brian.beaton@unb.ca</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>First Nations Innovation – Researching and Publishing First Nation ICT innovations – <a href="http://fn-innovation-pn.com/">http://fn-innovation-pn.com</a> and <a href="http://fni.firstnation.ca/">http://fni.firstnation.ca</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>KO Tribal Council - <a href="http://knet.ca/">http://knet.ca</a> and KORI – <a href="http://research.knet.ca/">http://research.knet.ca</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>e-Community - Bringing People Together with ICT innovations - <a href="http://e-community.knet.ca/">http://e-community.knet.ca</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>First Mile – Sharing First Nation ICT stories and innovations – <a href="http://firstmile.ca/">http://firstmile.ca</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Education, Graduate Studies and </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;background:white'>Mi'kmaq-</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Wolastoqey</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;background:white'> Institute</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> - <a href="http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/education">http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/education</a> and <a href="http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/education/mmi"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/education/mmi</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> broadbandcommunitychampions-list-owner@vancouvercommunity.net [mailto:broadbandcommunitychampions-list-owner@vancouvercommunity.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Fuccenecco, Maria MTIC:EX<br><b>Sent:</b> April-11-15 7:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'broadbandcommunitychampions-list@vancouvercommunity.net'<br><b>Subject:</b> [BCC-list] CRTC initiates review of basic telecommunications services for all Canadians<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>You may have seen this in the news already…the CRTC has announced the review of basic telecommunications services for all Canadians. The process will ask Canadians about connectivity, broadband speeds, and participation in the digital world.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is the start of a two-phase process, the first of which concludes soon – June 30, 2015. I suspect we will all be very interested in following the findings of the consultation process as it proceeds<span style='color:#1F497D'>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Details are in the media release here:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=960029">http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?nid=960029</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#215868'>With regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#215868'>Maria Fuccenecco<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#215868'>Senior Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#215868'>Network BC | Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships Division <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#215868'>Office of the Chief Information Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#215868'>Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#215868'>Province of British Columbia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#215868'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>T</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#215868'> 250 356.7253 | </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>C</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#215868'> 250 213.2846 | </span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>E</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#215868'> <a href="mailto:maria.fuccenecco@gov.bc.ca">maria.fuccenecco@gov.bc.ca</a> |</span><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>W</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#215868'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.networkbc.gov.bc.ca/">www.NetworkBC.gov.bc.ca</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#215868'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#215868'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#215868'>Suite W138 - 4000 Seymour Place, Victoria, BC V8W 9V1<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#215868'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=327 height=50 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01D07469.159133D0"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>