 | National (Canada) |
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News stories and press releases related to national broadband development. Post your links to interesting articles below. |
| Industry Canada - Updated National Broadband Maps - Unserved/Underserved Communities |
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July 6, 2011 - Industry Canada has updated its National Broadband Maps, including coverage for completed Broadband Canada projects. These Maps were originally published on September 1, 2009, and updated in January 2010. The updated maps show unserved / underserved households across Canada as of July 6, 2011. According to the website: ISPs and Canadians may continue to provide feedback. This data will be kept for information purposes with a view to incorporating it into future versions of the maps. Click here for a link to the website, which includes PDFs of the various provinces and territories. [Industry Canada] |
| CanNor - Arctic Communications Infrastructure Assessment Report |
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The Northern Communications & Information Systems Working Group has released the Arctic Communications Infrastructure Assessment (ACIA) Report. Funded by CanNor and prepared by Imaituk Inc., the ACIA report: Identifies the issues and challenges facing governments and service providers in ensuring the Canadian Arctic is properly connected for the benefit of Arctic citizens and all Canadians. Among the themes raised in the report is that 'Communities Must Connect':
Sovereignty, development, and emergency response rely heavily on the existence of the 75 Arctic communities that dot the Arctic landscape, stretching from the Yukon-Alaskan border to Baffin Island and up to the North Pole, accounting for over 1/3 of Canada's land mass. Canadians are becoming more reliant on communication services in every aspect of their lives, and the Arctic is no exception. The 100,000 Arctic residents who populate Canada's three Arctic territories must have reliable, affordable communications infrastructure to engage in 21st century opportunities—the long term survival of many Arctic communities depend on it. The report also includes a chapter on 'insight into the economics of broadband'. This chapter notes: There is a strong argument to be made that significant IT investments would do more than any other form of physical investment to assist in developing the social economy and addressing the issues of deruralization, poverty, and sustainability challenges facing many Arctic communities. Click here and visit the ACIA's website to download the full PDF report or browse sections of it. |
| CRTC Releases Navigating Convergence II Report |
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August 18, 2011 - The CRTC released the second edition of a 2010 report on trends in telecom, media and technology. Navigating Convergence II: Charting Canadian Communications Change and Regulatory Implications compiles independent research and views obtained from CRTC stakeholders, including consumers, public-interest advocates and members of the broadcasting and telecommunications sectors.
Not all Canadians have equal access to broadband Internet. Not only is there a rural-urban divide, there is also a 40 per cent gap in subscribers between households pulling in less than $35,000 a year and households earning more than $150,000 a year.
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| National Call for Stolen Sisters Digital Initiative commission project for imagineNATIVE 2012 |
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August 19, 2012 - A press release announces a call to Canada's Indigenous artists to research, reflect and respond to the ongoing movement to fight discrimination and violence against Indigenous women in Canada. The Stolen Sisters Digital Initiative (SSDI) is commissioning four one-minute silent digital works that aim to celebrate and honour the Stolen Sisters' contribution to their communities as powerful, generous, successful and talented Indigenous women. The project is part of the ImagiNATIVE festival. The four works will be brought shown on over 300 LCD screens located on the subway platforms of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). This project is a partnership with Amnesty International Canada, Art for Commuters and Onestop Media Group (pending grant approval in March 2012).
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| CRTC - Broadband Report - November 2011 |
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The CRTC's Broadband Report for November 2011 is now available online. The report includes data on broadband penetration and usage in Canada. Access the full report here. |