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        Times, serif">Recent CRTC decision on broadband and Liberal
        government broadband funding moving in the right direction. This
        may be of interest to other remote communities. See attached
        news release<br>
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        Marita<br>
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            <td>FW: Matawa Media Release - MFNs Commence Talks with Govt
              Officials on New Federal Broadband Funding & Move
              Forward with Establishing a Teleco</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Date: </th>
            <td>Tue, 17 Jan 2017 20:53:59 -0400</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">From: </th>
            <td>Brian Beaton <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:brian.beaton@KNET.CA"><brian.beaton@KNET.CA></a></td>
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            <td>Brian Beaton <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:brian.beaton@KNET.CA"><brian.beaton@KNET.CA></a></td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">To: </th>
            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:FIRSTMILE@LISTSERV.UNB.CA">FIRSTMILE@LISTSERV.UNB.CA</a></td>
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      <div>FYI .. Matawa First Nations in Northwestern Ontario press
        release concerning building a fibre network and establishing
        their own Telecom company .. </div>
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