First let me answer your question directly and then give a little bit of background.
As I mentioned to Mr. Rota, I'm certainly very anxious to engage with you and other colleagues from rural communities. I represent a rural community, and I can tell you that there are unique challenges to broadband access--as I said, topographical and just the sparseness of some of these communities, just to give you two examples.
Yes, we're anxious to have your input. As you know, Budget 2009 gives about $225 million over three years to Industry Canada to develop a strategy and implement the strategy. Broadband right now is available in 94% of households. That doesn't mean they're all subscribers, but it is available.
Right now we're up to about 64% subscribing, which was up from 58% just a year ago. That's the trend line, but among households, we still have the tough 6%, or however you want to describe them, that don't have that.
It represents...you know, 19% of households in rural areas remain unserved by broadband networks, once you're into the rural areas. That's the tough 19%, as I mentioned. We are going to have to have some expenditures, but I believe, with your input, we can get to a better place on that.