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Alberta Rural Broadband: Copper May be Buried But Ain't Dead (Part 2)

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An open discussion on Alberta Rural Broadband. Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). Sunday, November 30, 2008. Copper May be Buried But Ain't Dead (Part 2). Who is the CRTC? What is a Tariff? Local Loop Unbundling (LLU). In order to interconnect the copper pair to the new provider’s equipment the incumbent must provide access to a collocation facility. There are two ways to provide collocation: 1. Caged Collocation. A physically separate space from the rest of the incumbents exchange by a...Telecom Decisio...

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Alberta Rural Broadband: Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

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An open discussion on Alberta Rural Broadband. Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). Monday, December 15, 2008. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). The traditional business case to provide broadband breaks down in rural communities where the population densities are lower and the broadband costs exceed subscription revenues. To provide affordable broadband service in rural communities, it is necessary to develop a sustainable economic model that proves the business case for a three, five and ten year period.

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Alberta Rural Broadband: Copper May be Buried But Ain't Dead (Part 1)

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An open discussion on Alberta Rural Broadband. Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). Saturday, November 29, 2008. Copper May be Buried But Ain't Dead (Part 1). The Internet Centre (www.incentre.net) has a filed a complaint with the CRTC. Is not complying with the local loop unbundling. Has refused to comply, and the Internet Centre states that this is a contravention of CRTC. The complete filing can be reviewed at :. Http:/ www.crtc.gc.ca/PartVII/eng/2008/8622/t114 200809403.htm. Part 1: Technical Issues.

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Alberta Rural Broadband: January 2009

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An open discussion on Alberta Rural Broadband. Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). Sunday, January 18, 2009. Rural Broadband Business Models. There are four business models that a rural community can adopt to fund a rural broadband network:. Using this model the rural municipality has no direct ownership of the rural broadband network. The municipality releases a Request For Proposal ( RFP. Giving precedence to one to three Internet Service Providers ( ISPs. 2 100% Ownership Model. The municipality uses t...

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Alberta Rural Broadband: Rural Broadband Funding

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An open discussion on Alberta Rural Broadband. Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). Wednesday, November 19, 2008. Over the past couple of months I have had the opportunity to visit several counties and municipalities in the province. At each of the meetings the subject of a government supported rural broadband funding is discussed. In the past there has been two funds available for rural broadband capital projects: CSIF and CAMRIF. Here is a brief description of each of the funds:. The federal and provinci...

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Alberta Rural Broadband: December 2008

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An open discussion on Alberta Rural Broadband. Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). Monday, December 22, 2008. Last/First Mile 2008 Problems. A blog reader from Foremost Alberta sent me this e-mail this week asking. Why he can not get good quality broadband access when he lives only two blocks from a TELUS CO and four blocks from the SuperNet POP? Shouldn't I be be able to get broadband access from the Provider of Last Resort"? This question illustrates that the last/first mile problems are not "Technical".

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Unified Communications: October 2008

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Monday, October 20, 2008. Unified Communications Building Blocks. Unified communications is a “Strategy”. It is not a single technology or product. Unified communications includes a group of technologies that integrate voice with other features, such as email, instant messaging, presence, and videoconferencing. Using these technologies, unified communications can improve an organization’s workflow by supporting more effective communications. 3 Server Hardware and Operating Systems. A server is a computer...

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Alberta Rural Broadband: October 2008

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An open discussion on Alberta Rural Broadband. Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). Wednesday, October 22, 2008. Alberta First Responders Radio Communications System (AFFRCS). The Alberta First Responders Radio Communications System RFP was released on October 15, 2008. The Government of Alberta (GOA) is seeking a Vendor to design, construct, implement, operate and maintain for an interim period, a province-wide First Responders two-way radio communications system. Roadways, and railroads. Conflict exists ...

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Alberta Rural Broadband: Rural Broadband Business Models

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An open discussion on Alberta Rural Broadband. Intelligent Community Forum (ICF). Sunday, January 18, 2009. Rural Broadband Business Models. There are four business models that a rural community can adopt to fund a rural broadband network:. Using this model the rural municipality has no direct ownership of the rural broadband network. The municipality releases a Request For Proposal ( RFP. Giving precedence to one to three Internet Service Providers ( ISPs. 2 100% Ownership Model. The municipality uses t...