{"id":9388,"date":"2016-05-25T08:52:38","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T12:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=9388"},"modified":"2016-05-25T08:59:50","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T12:59:50","slug":"taking-the-first-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=9388","title":{"rendered":"Taking the first step"},"content":{"rendered":"

As my regular readers know, for eight years, since my opening remarks at The 2008 Canadian Telecom Summit<\/a>, I have been highlighting the need to develop programs to increase broadband adoption by targeting affordability, looking beyond the traditional geographic based subsidies. In a speech at the Empire Club in late April<\/a>, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains Minister Bains acknowledged that “social factors still mean that in many of our largest urban centres, including Toronto, low-income people are left out of the digital economy.”<\/p>\n

The Minister’s speech was delivered just a week and a half after CRTC Chair JP Blais delivered his unusual mid-hearing address [beginning at line 7559 of the transcript<\/a>]. <\/p>\n

Chairman Blais also made reference to “Economic access to broadband connectivity, including, in its most extreme form, issues of unaffordability.” It took a while, but at long last, the message got through. Every day that went by meant Canadians who are socially and economically vulnerable, continue to be profoundly disadvantaged. <\/p>\n

Those were his own words, from the Chair’s mid-hearing call to use the basic services proceeding as “the last best chance to get [a national broadband strategy] right.” Yes, the CRTC Chair was correct in saying that Digital Canada 150 was more like a promotional brochure than a digital strategy.<\/p>\n

But 11 days later, Minister Bains told the Empire Club “we don’t need any more studies!” <\/p>\n

We understand the challenges. Now it’s clear we need to take some bold steps. That’s what the Prime Minister has challenged me to do. That’s what I’m going to do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Minister gets it. It’s time for bold steps. <\/p>\n

Two years ago, I said<\/a> it has been “too easy for the government to focus on programs to stimulate the supply of internet”; we need programs that increase computer ownership and broadband adoption among low income households, especially in homes with school aged children.<\/p>\n

In the past month or so, both the Minister and CRTC chair have publicly acknowledged we have a problem.<\/p>\n

That is the first step. <\/p>\n

Where do we go from here?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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