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Canadian Heritage committee  It's done by a competition process. There was a mapping to identify all the unserved communities. We then asked for tenders from the private sector who would then come back with their bids. The communities have been identified that will be served, so that's in the process of being rolled out right now.

November 4th, 2010Committee meeting

Pamela Miller

Canadian Heritage committee  Partially. It's a competitive process, so whichever company comes up with the best bid will win.

November 4th, 2010Committee meeting

Pamela Miller

Canadian Heritage committee  We can provide those.

November 4th, 2010Committee meeting

Pamela Miller

November 4th, 2010Committee meeting

Pamela Miller

Canadian Heritage committee  Just to respond to that question, there is a plan under the economic action plan, Broadband Canada, which has had two rounds of funding announced, and a third round will be announced. So there will be 220,000 households that have been connected or will be connected through that and there will be further numbers announced.

November 4th, 2010Committee meeting

Pamela Miller

Canadian Heritage committee  It's being spent through Industry Canada. There is a national program. It was a competitive bid process. We did a mapping, first of all, to map all the unserved communities. Then there was a competitive bid through the private sector. It was basically the most coverage for the least cost.

November 4th, 2010Committee meeting

Pamela Miller

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, it was any private sector provider. There were two rounds of funding that were announced in May and in June. There is conditional approval for 77 projects with a total funding of nearly $110 million. There's going to be a second round that will be announced as well.

November 4th, 2010Committee meeting

Pamela Miller

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm sorry, a third round. Yes.

November 4th, 2010Committee meeting

Pamela Miller

Canadian Heritage committee  I think the point Alain was making in the remarks is that the different activities conducted by the companies are regulated differently. So even if they are engaging in communications activities that on one side have the broadcasting activities and on one side the telecom activities within the same company, they are subject to different acts.

November 4th, 2010Committee meeting

Pamela Miller

Canadian Heritage committee  There is a very fulsome set of regulations under the Broadcasting Act that have to be adhered to if you are both engaged in broadcasting distribution undertaking activities and broadcasting activities, on which I would defer to Jean-Pierre. Those are extremely clear about the obligations one must fulfill in order to engage in broadcasting to Canadians.

November 4th, 2010Committee meeting

Pamela Miller