National Broadband Task Force

The National Broadband Task Force was an initiative of the Government of Canada whose mandate was established in 2001 by the Canadian Minister of Industry,[1] at that time Brian Tobin.

The Task Force was chaired by David Lloyd Johnston, and its report was delivered on June 18, 2001.[2]

Mandate

The initiative sought "to map out a strategy for achieving the Government of Canada's goal of ensuring that broadband services are available to businesses and residents in every Canadian community by 2004."[1]

Recommendations

The Task Force recommended four overall "priorities" for achieving basic broadband access by 2004:[3]

  • Transport Link: "All communities should be linked to national broadband networks via a high-speed, high-capacity and scalable transport link."
  • First Nation, Inuit, Rural and Remote Communities: "The priority of the broadband deployment strategy should be to link all First Nation, Inuit, rural and remote communities to national broadband networks".
  • Public institutions: "The local broadband access infrastructure should be extended to the community's public facilities, including every public learning institution, public health care facility, public library and other designated public access points."
  • Connecting Businesses and Residences: "The local broadband access infrastructure should also be extended to local business and residential users, for example, by leveraging broadband infrastructure serving public facilities."

Membership

The membership of the National Broadband Task Force included web-linked members in Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador; Ottawa; Sioux Lookout, Ontario; and Iqaluit, Nunavut.

Chair

David Lloyd Johnston, president, University of Waterloo

Members

Participating associations

References

  1. 1 2 Broadband - The Program
  2. ↑ The Brantford Public Library - Library Headlines, 2001
  3. ↑ Broadband - The Program
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