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In comments<\/a> to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage looking at Canada and the New Media, Michael Geist recycled a sound bite about satellite broadband that he must have thought was clever when he first used it<\/a> as\u00a0part of his\u00a0criticism of our report on the state of broadband in Canada (Lagging or Leading<\/a>).<\/p>\n

When asked to comment\u00a0in response to the issue of the digital divide, Professor Geist seemed to imply that rural Canadians are better off with no broadband than wireless or satellite based service.<\/p>\n

I don’t think that satellite works either. I think that anyone who thinks that satellite is an\u00a0effective alternative should be required to use it. And then we’d see just how effective it is as an alternative.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u00a0came across as cute and helped him get a laugh from some members of the committee. But\u00a0his testimony was an insult to millions of Canadians who live\u00a0beyond the footprint of cable, DSL and fibre networks.<\/p>\n

More than a million Canadians have two choices – either glacial dial up, or true high-speed satellite-based broadband. Satellite-based broadband is already delivering always-on megabit service and investments are in place for high throughput next generation satellites to be launched next year.<\/p>\n

There is no other technology that can provide a broadband experience to virtually every home in Canada – and do it today.<\/p>\n

In relation to Professor Geist’s comment, there are millions of Canadians who are<\/em> required to use satellite, use dial-up\u00a0or wait decades for a wireline alternative. The hundreds of thousands of Canadians who already rely on satellite service have determined that satellite is<\/span> an effective alternative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In comments to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage looking at Canada and the New Media, Michael Geist recycled a sound bite about satellite broadband that he must have thought was clever when he first used it as\u00a0part of his\u00a0criticism of our report on the state of broadband in Canada (Lagging or Leading). When asked …<\/p>\n

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