{"id":4904,"date":"2011-06-13T06:38:32","date_gmt":"2011-06-13T10:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=4904"},"modified":"2011-06-12T20:01:01","modified_gmt":"2011-06-13T00:01:01","slug":"digital-policy-the-untold-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=4904","title":{"rendered":"Digital policy: the untold story"},"content":{"rendered":"

A reliance on market forces will continue to figure prominently in Canada’s digital policy, if the government follows the direction given to it by Conservative Party of Canada members. Michael Geist observed<\/a> that the Conservatives passed a broadband policy statement at their recent Ottawa convention<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The Conservative Party recognizes the vital importance of internet connectivity to full Canadian participation in global economic, social, and cultural communities. The government should create an environment that encourages private sector investment to increase broadband infrastructure, especially in rural and remote areas of Canada.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is worth looking at resolutions that the party did not approve.\u00a0Resolution C-063 contained a number of provisions that failed to get to the plenary floor:<\/p>\n

We believe in the need for a strong Internet link to Canada together in the 21st Century, as\u00a0railroads did in the 19th Century and aviation did in the 20th. Canada must claim a leading position in an increasingly networked world.<\/p>\n

The Conservative Party will:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Support internet broadband initiatives, to bring universal access to all Canadians,\u00a0especially in rural and Northern communities<\/li>\n
  2. Support an open and accessible internet with appropriate safeguards and enforcement\u00a0mechanisms against illegal activities<\/li>\n
  3. Support network neutrality, giving each user a fair share of bandwidth to use in\u00a0communicating with any other user with any protocol.<\/li>\n
  4. We support an innovative and competitive market place while promoting private sector infrastructure investment.<\/li>\n
  5. We support initiatives promoting telepresence and telecommuting to overcome\u00a0geographical barriers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    There was also a resolution supporting the alternate ISP and telecom service providers that didn’t make it past the first gate. Resolution C-065 tried to frame continued regulated access to infrastructure by alternate providers in terms of emergency responsiveness and affordability:<\/p>\n

    The CPC affirms the importance of telecommunications to Canadians, supports the growth of\u00a0telecom services, and supports a competitive environment that makes those services affordable\u00a0and innovative. Regulation must continue to enforce high levels of emergency response, ensure\u00a0reasonable pricing for basic phone services, and enforce competitive access to all\u00a0telecommunications infrastructure that is not economically replaceable.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    The convention floor chose to continue to have market forces shape Canada’s telecommunications industry development, with the government fostering an climate that encourages investment by the private sector. It is just as interesting to see what policies were not acceptable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A reliance on market forces will continue to figure prominently in Canada’s digital policy, if the government follows the direction given to it by Conservative Party of Canada members. Michael Geist observed that the Conservatives passed a broadband policy statement at their recent Ottawa convention: The Conservative Party recognizes the vital importance of internet connectivity …<\/p>\n

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