Industry committee  I think in the past they would be hesitant because there wouldn't be much money in it for them. Obviously the money is in the larger urban centres and that's where the low-hanging fruit is, but with these federal programs that we mentioned earlier on, there's some incentive now t

Industry committee  Obviously ours is access for all Canadians, absolutely.

Industry committee  Thank you.

Industry committee  Sara, would you like to answer that?

Industry committee  Sorry, Sara. As I stated earlier, it's not an issue for the rural communities. That, I believe, is more of an issue that affects the urban centres. They of course don't like them because they're unsightly. Basically, we have them, especially on the prairies, and I don't think th

Industry committee  We could give you specific examples, but I can't give them today. I know there are places where that is happening. That is used, I think, in Saskatchewan. Some of the school boards are doing that for distance education. They're partnering with SaskTel to be able to do that. I kno

Industry committee  It's not only the role of the provinces. It's also the role of municipal organizations like ours and like Sara's. I think we need to be in contact. As I mentioned, in our province we have been. I know that in Alberta they have some different models of communities that are worki

Industry committee  I think Sara would agree—she probably wants to comment on that too—that the last mile is really important. You have to have both, as you realize. You can't have one without the other. It is very frustrating. I know we have that in our communities too. The companies are putting

Industry committee  Yes, that's an issue as well. Maybe Sara wants to comment.

Industry committee  The position of FCM is a good question. I think FCM itself is not willing to partner. Of course, the municipalities will partner. As for the provincial organizations, I can just give you an example from Saskatchewan. SaskTel, our provider, has offered to do some pilot projects in

Industry committee  You'll have to remind me. Are you referring to the five megabits per second?

Industry committee  I think we can say that we believe that's a good place to start. It's a minimum. I think the issue is that as time goes on, if they're delivering by towers, those towers do get overloaded. However, I think it basically provides some high-speed Internet, and we need that basic ser

Industry committee  I probably would like 50 megabits per second. We know what the issue is. As technology changes, the apps that we use on our computers and phones increase, so we need more data. We're constantly relying on data to operate our businesses and to communicate, and more and more is use

Industry committee  In all honesty, I can't answer that. I guess we could look into it. I don't know if Sara can allude to that any more than I can, but I'm really not able to comment on it right now.

Industry committee  Sorry. I missed the last part.