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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">News about new
broadband funding rollout. We are a member of this coalition. <br>
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<td>[GCC-coalition] The Universal Broadband Fund is
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<td>Mon, 9 Nov 2020 19:57:50 -0700</td>
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<td>Erin Knight <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:erin@openmedia.org"><erin@openmedia.org></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:get-canada-connected-coalition@googlegroups.com">get-canada-connected-coalition@googlegroups.com</a></td>
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<td>Erin Knight <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:erin@openmedia.org"><erin@openmedia.org></a></td>
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<div dir="ltr"><span
id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-4ed4f258-7fff-8341-09df-bced42782bce"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hi everyone,</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As you’ve most likely heard, this morning the government finally announced the opening of the Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) for applications. You can read our first impressions </span><a
href="https://openmedia.org/press/item/governments-universal-broadband-fund-finally-announced"
style="text-decoration-line:none" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and we’re highly interested in hearing yours as well. TL:DR, it is a positive first step that goes beyond past government promises, but we’re fairly concerned that incumbent telecoms will take the lion’s share of the support, perpetuating our decades-long telecommunications market dysfunction. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The availability of $150 million in rapid buildout funds for 2021, as well as the launch of the Pathfinder application support program, are things we want to share far and wide. To maximize the chance of sustainable and permanent community benefits, we need to do everything we can to help local communities and Indigenous groups become aware of + participate in the current rapid application round (deadline Jan 15), and access later funds. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Can you help us by </span><a
href="https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/139.nsf/eng/h_00006.html"
style="text-decoration-line:none" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">sharing the application portal</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and </span><a
href="https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/139.nsf/eng/00016.html"
style="text-decoration-line:none" moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">information about Pathfinder</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> with your networks?</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As well, we want to help facilitate the collection of community/local feedback about Pathfinder and the application process in general, so that we can assist in advocating for any necessary changes by the government. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Do you have ideas to share about ways to approach this?</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Cheers,</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">
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</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Erin Knight
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<div dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11px" color="#4a4a4a">Erin
Knight<br>
Digital Rights Campaigner, OpenMedia<br>
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color="#4a4a4a"><span style="font-size:11px">+1 (888)
441-2640 ext. 708</span></font><br>
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