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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Good evening … I thought I would share an brief update from the First Mile Connectivity Consortium that was circulated today by the FMCC Coordinator, Dr. Rob McMahon …<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 8:52 AM, Rob McMahon <<a href="mailto:rob.mcmahon@unb.ca" target="_blank">rob.mcmahon@unb.ca</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-bottom:18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><img border=0 width=213 height=110 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D0C0D4.B2BACA10" alt="cid:f8383023-3571-4b25-bf9e-089343ef7e77"></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>First Mile Connectivity Consortium at Basic Service Objective Hearings</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>July 14 was the deadline for the first round of input into the CRTC's hearings on the Basic Service Objectives for telecommunication services across Canada. Among other issues, the hearings are examining whether broadband should be considered a 'basic service', and how broadband infrastructure and services might be delivered in remote and northern regions of the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>The First Mile Connectivity Consortium was one of over 300 organizations and individuals that are participating in the hearings.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>The public hearing, <a href="http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2015/2015-134.htm" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"inherit","serif";color:purple;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'>CRTC 2015-134: Review of basic telecommunications services</span></a>, will take place over the next year. It will have a significant impact on high-speed Internet affordability, access, and quality for all Canadians.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>The link to view the FMCC submission <a href="https://services.crtc.gc.ca/pub/ListeInterventionList/Documents.aspx?ID=224010&en=2015-134&dt=i&lang=e&S=C&PA=t&PT=nc&PST=a" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"inherit","serif";color:purple;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'>HERE</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:18.0pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>The FMCC is arguing that broadband should be considered a basic service in Canada. We are also arguing that service providers with strong ties to northern and remote communities that are already providing such services should gain access to subsidies <span style='background:white'>associated </span>with that work. To this end we are proposing a new Northern Infrastructure and Services Fund. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.0pt;background:white;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'>The link to see the full list of submissions is <a href="https://services.crtc.gc.ca/pub/ListeInterventionList/Default-Defaut.aspx?en=2015-134&dt=i&lang=e&S=C&PA=t&PT=nc&PST=a" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"inherit","serif";color:purple;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'>HERE</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='outline:0px'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#404040'><br>For more information on this intervention, or the First Mile organization more generally, please contact Rob McMahon at: <a href="mailto:info@firstmile.ca" target="_blank">info@firstmile.ca</a></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Woliwon</span><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Brian Beaton<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Researcher, First Nations Innovation Project<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Doctoral Candidate, Faculty of Education, Critical Studies, University of New Brunswick<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Research Associate, Keewaytinook Okimakanak Research Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Settler ally of Indigenous peoples and future generations<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Contact Details</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Snail Mail</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>: Box 104, Station A, Unceded </span><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Wolastoqey</span><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'> Traditional Lands, Fredericton, NB, E3B 4Y2<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>T</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>: 506-261-1344<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>E</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>: <a href="mailto:brian.beaton@unb.ca"><span style='color:#1F497D'>brian.beaton@unb.ca</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Associated <b>Websites</b>: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>First Mile Connectivity Consortium (FMCC) and First Mile Initiative – Sharing First Nation ICT stories and innovations – <a href="http://firstmile.ca/"><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://firstmile.ca</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Education, Graduate Studies and <span style='background:white'>Mi'kmaq-</span></span><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Wolastoqey</span><span style='color:#1F497D;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'> Institute</span><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'> - <a href="http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/education"><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/education</span></a> and <a href="http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/education/mmi"><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/education/mmi</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>First Nations Innovation – Researching and Publishing First Nation ICT innovations – <a href="http://fn-innovation-pn.com/"><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://fn-innovation-pn.com</span></a> and <a href="http://fni.firstnation.ca/"><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://fni.firstnation.ca</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>KO Tribal Council - <a href="http://knet.ca/"><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://knet.ca</span></a> and KORI – <a href="http://research.knet.ca/"><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://research.knet.ca</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>e-Community - Bringing People Together with ICT innovations - <a href="http://e-community.knet.ca/"><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://e-community.knet.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'> advisors-bounces@tc.ca [mailto:advisors-bounces@tc.ca] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Gurstein<br><b>Sent:</b> July-17-15 7:39 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'TC Advisors'<br><b>Subject:</b> [Advisors] A couple of things of interest<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/07/15/fact-sheet-connecthome-coming-together-ensure-digital-opportunity-all">https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2015/07/15/fact-sheet-connecthome-coming-together-ensure-digital-opportunity-all</a><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/chapin-canada-must-bridge-digital-divide">http://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/chapin-canada-must-bridge-digital-divide</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>M<span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>