{"id":5566,"date":"2012-05-02T10:10:11","date_gmt":"2012-05-02T14:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=5566"},"modified":"2012-05-02T10:36:03","modified_gmt":"2012-05-02T14:36:03","slug":"opening-lines-of-communications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=5566","title":{"rendered":"Open lines of communications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was fitting for the Secretary General of the International\u00a0Telecommunications\u00a0Union to call for more open lines of communication in exploring important issues.\u00a0Hamadoun I. Tour\u00e9 was in Ottawa on Tuesday, <a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/IITnq9\" target=\"_blank\">addressing<\/a> the CWTA <a href=\"http:\/\/j.mp\/JewSuY\" target=\"_blank\">Wireless Antenna Siting Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Everyone wants mobile broadband and the benefits it will bring. But few seem willing to pay for it \u2013 including both the over-the-top players, who are generating vast new demand through their applications, and consumers, who have become accustomed to unlimited packages.<\/p>\n<p>This is putting tremendous pressure on mobile operators, who need to invest in high-capacity broadband networks in order to maintain quality of service as demand rises.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, as broadband becomes increasingly viewed as basic infrastructure for social and economic development, operators are being asked to extend the reach of their networks to under-served populations.<\/p>\n<p>These are strategic, bottom-line issues, and we need to be talking about them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Canadian Telecom Summit is where Canadians talk about issues such as these, in formal sessions like our Regulatory Blockbuster or in other panels, as well as informally over coffee or cocktails. From June 4-6, just a month from now, the leadership of all stakeholders will gather in Toronto for the 2012 edition of Canada&#8217;s leading information and communications industry event: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/CdnTS\" target=\"_blank\">The 2012 Canadian Telecom Summit<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Have you registered yet?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was fitting for the Secretary General of the International\u00a0Telecommunications\u00a0Union to call for more open lines of communication in exploring important issues.\u00a0Hamadoun I. Tour\u00e9 was in Ottawa on Tuesday, addressing the CWTA Wireless Antenna Siting Forum. Everyone wants mobile broadband and the benefits it will bring. 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