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<p>Greetings and best wishes for 2017 to all TC advisors.</p>
<p> Just as a small update, in 2016 we managed to sort out our
banking and address issues and complete all the filing with ISED
(formerly Industry Canada). We submitted two interventions, one to
the CRTC Basic Service Hearings and one to the 2016 pre-budget
consultations. We also participated in the consultations on the
digital economy and supported eachother's submissions. That's not
bad for this very resource lean organization. We actually got a
response from the Finance department re: our submission and the
CRTC decision re: basic services was very much along the lines of
what we had suggested. Not taking any credit here -- we have been
saying these things for years - but it all helps. This year I hope
we can find a way to have occasional teleconferences - there are
some new tools out there. I also hope that we can extend our reach
at the international level through the North American At-Large
Organization (NARALO), part of the ICANN outreach mechanism. <br>
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<p>I also wanted to let you know that the TC advisors list serves as
our membership list. There are 69 e-mail addresses on this list,
although 2-3 of you seem to be under more than one address. There
is no charge for membership although we encourage you to make a
donation through the paypal button on the TC site (tc.ca) or by
sending a cheque to our new address: Telecommunities Canada, c/o
National Capital Freenet, 1305 Richmond Road, Suite 206, Ottawa
On, K2B 7Y4. <br>
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<p>Our listserver is still housed with Victoria Freenet and Ian
Allen is still graciously acting as our webmaster. Thanks to these
people, our overhead costs are minuscule. What little money we
have (less than $5000) is reserved for the costs of filing our
annual non-profit organization returns and other absolutely
essential items that might come up.<br>
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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Marita<br>
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