Industry committee  We've re-evaluated that priority and believe that it would be better accomplished at the provincial rather than federal level. Admittedly, at the federal level it would be a stretch, primarily because the diffusion of funds would not be as effective as it would be within localize

Industry committee  As far as funding goes, it's a start. I wouldn't say it's sufficient for the long term, and I've emphasized the need for sufficient sustained investment, but it's a start. But as my fellow witnesses have said, it's a drop in the bucket compared to what needs to be done. That do

Industry committee  Net neutrality primarily refers to the discrimination in content, not necessarily the inadequacy of service in terms of numerical speeds.

Industry committee  Discrimination in availability is not considered a net neutrality issue. Generally the way that people tend to phrase it is that it's better to have slower Internet if that would mean that all services are treated equally than fast Internet that discriminates against certain serv

Industry committee  Could you elaborate briefly on what you mean by bundling?

Industry committee  To be honest, I don't think I can recall any kind of experience in bundling or any kind of knowledge on how that would affect market conditions, and I don't want to give you a wrong answer.

Industry committee  Overexpansion and poor governance tend to be the primary factors in the failure of not-for-profit ISPs. Overexpansion occurs when a community ISP starts in one community but decides to overexpand to communities nearby. That tends to be an issue. Poor governance is primarily an in

Industry committee  Peering is a really cool thing. Honestly, 90% of the time it tends to be a very beneficial process. It's when two major backbone Internet service providers peer together. They agree that transit between the two entities is free. That's in the case of settlement-free peering. Ther

Industry committee  Peering actually supports net neutrality. I wouldn't necessarily say they're integrally related, but peering is a beneficial kind of process that ultimately is a mutual agreement that benefits ISPs. It decreases Internet transit costs and ensures that users of backbones and middl

Industry committee  Non-profits work to an extent, but they work particularly effectively in areas that need to be served or aren't sufficiently served. I would not say that community ISPs would work as effectively in an urban area where there is substantial competition. Not-for-profits are effectiv

Industry committee  It's the “Woo-bim” Foundation. Don't worry. Everyone mispronounces it. I mispronounced it for the first year or so.

Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is William Chen, and I am here on behalf of the Wubim Foundation. We are a non-profit organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, that advocates for the public interest in telecommunications development, civil society, and scholarly publishing