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Ottawa, 22 March 2016

Our reference: 8663-C12-201503186

BY EMAIL

Distribution

RE: Review of basic telecommunications services, Telecom Notice of Consultation 2015-134Footnote 1 – Disclosure on the public record of aggregated mapping information

Dear Madam, Sir:

As part of the proceeding initiated by Telecom Notice of Consultation 2015-134 (the proceeding), the Commission is examining the availability of telecommunications services that Canadians require to participate meaningfully in the digital economy. This includes an examination of broadband Internet access services offered by telecommunications service providers and the extent to which areas in Canada are underservedFootnote 2 or unserved.Footnote 3

To conduct this examination, the Commission has gathered information from various sources, which include:

The Commission intends to put on the public record of this proceeding, by 30 March 2016, an interactive map created by analyzing and aggregating information from the above-noted sources.Footnote 5

This map will depict the estimated availability from terrestrial facilities of broadband Internet access service at or above the Commission’s target speeds within areas of 25 km2 hexagons.Footnote 6 This map will further identify the technology used to provision the broadband Internet access service (i.e. digital subscriber line/fibre, cable or fixed wireless).Note de bas de page7

However, the map will not identify individual households or telecommunications service providers.

Commission staff considers that, aggregated at this level, the data is not confidential, as it is generally publicly available from sources such as the websites of the telecommunications service providers.

Yours sincerely,

Original signed by

John Macri
Director, Policy Framework
Telecommunications Sector

c.c.: Christine Bailey, CRTC, (819) 997-4557, christine.bailey@crtc.gc.ca
Sarah O’Brien, CRTC, (819) 635-3217, sarah.obrien@crtc.gc.ca

Distribution List

4141903 Canada Inc. (Storm Internet Services), jblack@storm.ca
2094206 Ontario Ltd (Ruralwave), dan@ruralwave.ca
4Pairless Communications, michel@4pairless.ca
768812 Ontario Inc, kturnsek@vianet.ca
9144-3036 Quebec Inc., borromee@navigue.com
9315-1884 Québec inc. (formerly Courcelles and Lambton) jpatry@telcourcelles.qc.ca
infotel@sogetel.net
A.B.C. Allen Business Communications Ltd, Bob.Allen@abccommunications.com; falko@abccommunications.com
Access Communications Co-operative Limited, tracy.farkas@myaccess.coop
ADISQ, agendrondeslandes@adisq.com
Air Tech Communications, kaengland@airtechca.com
AirSpeed Wireless, darren@masconcable.ca
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties, wyatt.skovron@aamdc.ca
All Nations Trust Company, ruth-williams@outlook.com
Amtelecom Limited Partnership, Stacey.langley@corp.eastlink.ca
Amtelecom Telco GP Inc., regulatory.matters@corp.eastlink.ca
Askivision Systems Inc., mkimmett@aski.ca
Association des Compagnies de Téléphone du Québec, sdesy@actq.qc.ca
Axia SuperNet Ltd./Axia Connect Ltd, nicole.springer@axia.com
B. Klass and M. Nanni, benjiklass@hotmail.com
Base Technology Ltd, davin@basewireless.com
Beacon Wireless, sig@luft.ca
Beauce Sans Fil, info@beaucesansfil.com
Bell Aliant Regional Communications, Limited Partnership, dave.hussey@bellaliant.ca
Bell Canada, david.mah@bell.ca; bell.regulatory@bell.ca
Bell Mobility Inc., david.mah@bell.ca
Bragg Communications Incorporated (EastLink), regulatory.matters@corp.eastlink.ca; Stacey.langley@corp.eastlink.ca
Briand et Moreau Câble inc., daniel@bmcable.ca
British Columbia Broadband Association, regulatory@bcba.ca
Broadband Surfer Canada Inc, sfriend@canadasurfs.net
Brooke Telecom Cooperative Ltd, brooke@brooketel.ca; jim@brooketel.ca
Bruce Telecom, faye.hughes@brucetelecom.com; regulatory@brucetelecom.com
BURGEO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, dave@bbsct.com
Burton Internet Society, rjcranna@burtoncity.ca
C. Middleton, catherine.middleton@ryerson.ca
Cable Cable Inc, michaelf@cablecable.net
Câblevision du Nord de Québec inc., mjboivin@telebec.com
Câblovision Warwick inc., carole.couture@cablovision.com
Campbell Patterson Communications, campbell@campbellpatterson.com
Canadian Association of the Deaf-Association des Sourds du Canada (CAD-ASC), ffolino@cad.ca
Canadian Cable Systems Alliance Inc, cedwards@ccsa.cable.ca
Canadian Federation of Agriculture, scott@canadian-farmers.ca
Canadian Hearing Society, sgreeff@chs.ca
Canadian Network Operators Consortium Inc, regulatory@cnoc.ca
Canadian Wireless Internet Service Providers, terry@canwisp.ca
Central Coast Communications Society, president@belco.bc.ca
Chatham Internet Access, wally@ciaccess.com
China Creek Internet Services LTD, wireless@nethop.net
Cintek, rma@cintek.com
CityWest Mobility Corp., serina.repole@cwct.ca
CityWest Telephone Corporation, heather.bishop@cwct.ca; serina.repole@cwct.ca
CMCRP, dwayne.winseck@carleton.ca
Cochrane Telecom Services, Louise.robichaud@cochranetel.ca
Cogeco Cable Canada LP, bianca.sgambetterra@cogeco.com; telecom.regulatory@cogeco.com
Cogeco Câble Québec s.e.n.c., bianca.sgambetterra@cogeco.com
Columbia Wireless, ben@columbiawireless.ca
Commstream Communications, tom@commstream.net
Communication Témiscamingue, admin@comtem.ca
Communications Cold Lake CCL, pzerr@cclnetworks.com
Community Wireless Networks, cwn@mybamfield.com
Conuma Cable Systems Ltd., conuma@cablerocket.com
Coop Câblodistribution de Taillon inc., coop@cablotaillon.com
Coopératif de câblodistribution Ste-Catherine-Fossambault, gestion@coopcscf.com
Coopérative de Câblodistribution Bellarmin, coop@bellarmin.ca
Coopérative de Câblodistribution de Saint-Léon, cablo18142@hotmail.com
Coopérative de Câblodistribution de Ste-Hedwidge, depanneur.marcel2000@coopstehedwidge.com
Coopérative de Câblodistribution Ste-Agathe, tresorier@coopsetagathe.com
Coopérative Vert l'Avenir, dlelectroniquedistribution@hotmail.com, hanginthere2@gmail.com
CoopTel, coop de télécommunication, pallard@cooptel.coop
Copper Valley Computers, contact@loganlake.net; contact@merrittbc.net
CORE Broadband Inc, neil@corebroadband.ca
Corridor Communications Inc, AmirB@corp.cciwireless.ca; AkolisaU@corp.cciwireless.ca
CP Electronics, cp@cpelectronics.ca
Cree Nation/ECN, hglustein@rtscanada.ca,
Cross Country T.V. Limited, robm@clearcable.ca
Cybera, robin.winsor@cybera.ca
Cybernet Communications Ltd, admin@cybernetcom.ca
Data & Audio Visual Enterprises Wireless Inc., gary.wong@mobilicity.ca
Davinci Broadband, doug@davincinbb.net
Deaf Wireless Canada Committee, lisa@deafwireless.ca
DeryTelecom Inc., jeanvincent.dorais@derytelecom.ca
Detour Wireless Inc, jaybain@detourwireless.com
Développement Innovations Haut-Richelieu, p.bonvouloir@internet-haut-richelieu.com
Digicom Technologies, gboily@digicom.ca
DMTS, a division of Bell Aliant, mjboivin@telebec.com; reglementa@telebec.com
Duclos & Michaud Télécom Inc., denis@duclosmichaud.com
Durham.Net Inc., regulatory@voicenetwork.ca
East Shore Internet Society, bcarter@theeastshore.net
Eastern Ontario Wardens Caucus and the Eastern Ontario Regional Network, crtc@eorn.ca
Edgewood Wireless Internet, jean@edgeconnection.ca
Eeyou Communications Network ECN, c.melancon@eeyou.ca
ElkValley Networks Ltd, info@elkvalley.net
Execulink Telecom Inc., jonathan.scott@execulink.com
Expansive Networks, sales@expansive.ca
F. McKelvey, fenwick.mckelvey@concordia.ca
Federation of Canadian Municipalities, drubinstein@fcm.ca
Fibernetics Corporation, scoggans@corp.fibernetics.ca
Figment Cablesystems Inc., kerrie.martin@figment.ca
Filau Fibre Internet Laurentides, adm@filau.com
First Mile Connectivity Consortium, rob.mcmahon@unb.ca
FlexiNET Broadband Inc, dmonson@flexinet.ca
Forum for Research and Policy in Communications, execdir@frpc.net
G.P.N. Wireless Network Solutions Ltd, boris@coool.ca
Galaxy Broadband Communications Inc, dharvey@galaxybroadband.ca
Gaspesiennet, cacimontlouis@gmail.com
GBTEL Inc, richard_gils@gbtel.ca
Genesis Networks Inc, bryan.king@highspeedcrow.ca
Geoffrey White, Counsel for AAC, gwhite@piac.ca
Gillies Bay Internet Society, info@gilliesbay.ca
Gosfield North Communication Co-operative Limited, regulatory@gosfieldtel.ca
Gouvernement du Québec, andre.labrie@mcc.gouv.qc.ca
Government of British Columbia, roman.mateyko@gov.bc.ca
Government of Northwest Territories, linda_maljan@gov.nt.ca
Government of Ontario, Sarah.McQuarrie@ontario.ca
Government of Yukon, steve.sorochan@gov.yk.ca
goZoomca, ian_fraser@gozoom.ca
Grand Bend Cable T.V. Ltd., Steve@ezlink.ca
GroupAcces Communications, aaron@acces.com
Groupe Maskatel LP, celinelaporte@maskatel.qc.ca; claporte@maskatel.qc.ca
Groupe Negotel Inc., sfaucher@negotel.com
GwaiiTel Society, admin@gwaiitel.com; brian@financial-logic.com
Harewaves Wireless Inc., Andrew@harewaves.net
Hay Communications Co-operative Limited, a.schneider@hay.net
High Speed Crow, bryan.king@highspeedcrow.ca
Huron Telecommunications Co-Operative Limited, regulatory@hurontel.on.ca
I Want Wireless, glenn.moore@iwantwireless.ca
Ice Wireless Inc., regulatory@icewireless.ca; regulatory@iristel.com
Infinity Internet Solutions, jerryc@infinityinternet.ca
Inmarsat Solutions (Canada) Inc., Joanna.myszka@blakes.com
Internet Access Solutions Ltd., twilliams@iasl.com
Internet Haut Richelieu, p.bonvouloir@internet-haut-richelieu.com
Internet Papineau, mleduc@ipapineau.net
Iristel Inc., regulatory@iristel.com
ispeed Communications, dave.bradich@ispeed.net
iTéract, bernard@vivowave.ca
John Lawford, Counsel for AAC, lawford@piac.ca
Kaslo Infonet Society, ops@kin.bc.ca
Kativik Regional Government, jdumoulin@krg.ca
Keewaytinook Okimakanak, adilinden@knet.ca
Keta Cable, jbayliss@cablerocket.com; btomkins@cablerocket.com
KMTS, mjboivin@telebec.com
Knet, danpellerin@knet.ca
La Cie de Téléphone de Courcelles Inc., jpatry@telcourcelles.qc.ca
La Compagnie de Téléphone de Lambton Inc., infotel@sogetel.net
La Compagnie de téléphone de St-Victor, celinelaporte@maskatel.qc.ca;  telvic@telvic.net
La Compagnie de téléphone Upton inc., celinelaporte@maskatel.qc.ca;
j-fmathieu@telupton.qc.ca
La Coopérative de câblodistribution de l'Arrière-Pays, perron@ccapcable.com
Lansdowne Rural Telephone Company Ltd., wagrier@1000island.net
Lasqueti Internet Access Society, info@lias.ca
Latitude Wireless Inc., regulatoryaffairs@nwtel.ca
Lemalu Holdings Ltd., jasons@mcsnet.ca
Les Réseaux de l'Alliance Inc., michel.moreau@reseauxalliance.com
LightSquared Corp., lucy.defazio@lightsquared.com
LookieLoo, gpede@lookieloo.net
Lynx Mobility Inc., aahmed@lynxmobility.com
LyttonNet Community Wireless Internet, support@dev.lyttonnet; dan@mundall.com
Managed Network Systems Inc., clayton@mnsi.net
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakinak Inc., alfen@legalaid.mb.ca
Manitoba NetSet Ltd, cclark@netset1.ca; DHardy@netset1.ca
Mascon Cable Systems Inc., darren@masconcable.ca
Max Internet Technology, admin@maxit.net
McNally et al. mmcnally@ualberta.ca
MCS Net, jasons@mcsnet.ca
Media Access Canada, bmilligan@mediac.ca
Milk River Cable Club, victor.haddad@mrcable.ca
Minto Communications Society, service@mintocomm.ca
Mitchell Seaforth Cable T.V. Ltd., steve@ezlink.ca
MKO, alfen@legalaid.mb.ca
Mornington Communications Co-operative Limited, lhallahan@mornington.ca;
rbanks@mornington.ca
MTS Inc., iworkstation@mtsallstream.com
MyBC Datacom, admin@mybcdc.ca
Naskapi Imuun Inc., marcille@atmacinta.com
Naviguecom, borromee@navigue.com
NCS Network, emerich@ncsnetwork.net
NETAGO, terry@netago.ca
Nexicom Communications Inc., pdowns@nexicomgroup.net;
JDOWNS@NEXICOMGROUP.NET
Nexicom Mobility Inc., pdowns@nexicomgroup.net
Nexicom Telecommunications Inc., pdowns@nexicomgroup.net
Nexicom Telephones Inc., pdowns@nexicomgroup.net
Nimpkish Valley Communications Ltd., conuma@cablerocket.com
No Limits Internet, erik.jansson@nolimitsinternet.com
North Frontenac Telephone Corporation Ltd, Fmantell6229@rogers.com
North Nova Cable Limited, roseanne@nncweb.ca
North Renfew Telephone Company Limited Trade, steve@wtccommunications.ca
Northern Space Link Ltd., regulatory@ssimicro.com
NorthernTel, Limited Partnership, mjboivin@telebec.com
Northwest Territories Association of Communities, sara@nwtac.com
Northwestel Inc., regulatoryaffairs@nwtel.ca
NorthWind Wireless, DavidMcKeen@northwindwireless.com
Norway House Cree Nation Broadband, gslater@nhcn.ca
Novus Entertainment Inc., donna.robertson@novusnow.ca
NRTC Communications, steve@wtccommunications.ca
Nunavut Broadband Development Corporation, oana@nunavut-broadband.ca
O.N.Tel Inc., tracy.cant@ontera.ca
Ondenet, richard@ondenet.com
OneGigabit, noc@onegigabit.ca
OneWeb, Ltd., bb4all@OneWeb.net
Open Media, regulatory@openmedia.org
Pannu Media Inc., rspannu@ymail.com
Peace Region Internet Society PRIS, sysop@pris.ca
PEAK Internet, aambrosone@cbt.org
People's Tel Limited Partnership, regulatory.matters@corp.eastlink.ca;
Stacey.langley@corp.eastlink.ca; regulatory.matters@corp.eastlink.ca
Platinum Communications, gbowerman@platcom.ca
Qikiqtaaluk Corporation, snimchuk@gcorp.ca
Quadro Communications Co-operative Inc., barry.stone@quadro.net
Québecor Média inc., regaffairs@quebecor.com
R. Layton, roslyn@layton.dk
Radio & Télévision communautaire - Havre St-Pierre, mnoel@rtchsp.com
Raftview Communications Ltd, admin@mercuryspeed.com
Ragged Edge Community Network, kevin@battersby.net, info@recn.ca
Red Mountain Internet Society, larrylavan@gmail.com
Réseau Internet Maskoutain, mtremblay@rimnet.ca
Reztel Communications Inc., info@reztel.net
RFNow Inc, chriskennedy@rfnow.com; roberteslinger@rfnow.com
RhiCom Networks Inc., kayle.tjomsaas@rhizone.ca; support@oncallwireless.ca
Riondel Cable Society, riondelcable@bluebell.ca
Rionet Wireless Inc., jarett@rionet.ca
Robson Valley Internet, rvic@valemount.com
Rogers Communications Partnership, david.watt@rci.rogers.com; rwi_gr@rci.rogers.com
Routcom Inc, jrout@routcom.com
Route 2, daniel.mullen@eidos.ca; jshort@city.summerside.pe.ca
Roxborough Telephone Company Limited, tjwbeach@ontarioeast.net
Rural Wave, dan@ruralwave.ca
Saskatchewan Telecommunications, document.control@sasktel.sk.ca; ron.wagner@sasktel.com
Saturna Net Cooperative, ziegler@saturnanet.net
Saugeen Driftwood, rskye@saugeenfirstnation.ca
Sayward Valley Communications Ltd., iclark@saywardvalley.net
Seaside Communications Inc., dabbass@seaside.ns.ca
SEAVIEW COMMUNICATIONS LTD, vjweston@seaviewcable.net; billing@seaviewcable.net
Shannon Vision Inc., gestion@cableshannon.com
Shaw Cablesystems G.P., regulatory@sjrb.ca; raymond.gee@sjrb.ca
Shaw Satellite Services Inc., sarah.wilkie@sjrb.ca
SkySurfer, mlamb@skysurfer.ca
Slave Lake Communications, scottb@slavelakecommunication.com
SLICC, dan@slicc.ca
Sogetel inc., paul.frappier@sogetel.com; dominic.germain@sogetel.com;
sophie.houde@sogetel.com
Sogetel Mobilité inc., sophie.houde@sogetel.com
Source Cable Limited, david.watt@rci.rogers.com
South Island Cable Ltd., legal@southislandcable.com
Ssi Micro Limited, jeffp@ssimicro.com; regulatory@ssimicro.com
Stafford Communications, allens@staffcomm.com
Storm Internet, creinkeluers@storm.ca
Strategic Information Systems Arrow Technology Group, bruce@atg.net
Swift High Speed MB, chris@swifthighspeed.com
Swift Internet BC, contact@swiftinternet.ca
Talk Wireless Inc., awillick@talkwireless.com
Tamaani (KRG), jdumoulin@krg.ca
Targo Communications Inc., louispaul@targointernet.com
TBayTel, rob.olenick@tbaytel.com; stephen.scofich@tbaytel.com
TCMS High Speed Communications, tpaulson@tcmsnet.com
TekSavvy Solutions Inc., regulatory@teksavvy.com
Télébec, Société en commandite, mjboivin@telebec.com
Télé-Câble Albanel inc., info@tcalbanel.com
Télé-Câble St-Hilarion inc., info@cabletele.net
Télécommunications Xittel inc, rjenkins@xittel.net; celinelaporte@maskatel.qc.ca
Télédistribution Amos inc., Michel.tanguay@cableamos.com
TÉLÉNET Informatique, bhaskor.guha@telenetinfo.com
Téléphone de St-Éphrem inc., celinelaporte@maskatel.qc.ca; telstep@telstep.net
Téléphone Milot Inc., paul.frappier@sogetel.com
Telesat Canada, iscott@telesat.com
Teliphone Navigata-Westel Communication Inc., eric.unrau@navigata.ca;
eric.unrau@teliphone.com
Telupton 2000 Inc., j-fmathieu@telupton.qc.ca
TELUS Communications Company, regulatory.affairs@telus.com
Telvic Interurbain Inc., telvic@telvic.net
Tera Byte AirSurfer, gabor@tera-byte.com
The Canadian Independent Telephone Company – Joint Task Force (CITC-JTF), jonathan.holmes@itpa.ca,
The City of Dawson (Dawson City TV), jvannostrand@cityofdawson.ca
The Community Recreation Rebroadcasting Service Association, skennedy@crrstv.net
The Westport Telephone Company, Limited, carlo.dondero@wtccommunications.ca
TNC Wireless, jim@tncweb.ca
Tough Country Communications, tshimoda@toughcountry.net
Transvision (Cookshire) inc., nrouleau@transvision.net
Trout Lake BC Internet Society, tlbcis@troutlakebc.ca
True 802 Wireless Inc, rheal@true802.ca
Tuckersmith Communications Co-operative Limited, rob@tccmail.ca
Twin Island Communications, dino@twincomm.ca
Union des consommateurs, slambert-racine@uniondesconsommateurs.ca
Valley Internet Service Provider, hank@valleyinternet.ca
Vaxination Informatique, jfmezei@vaxination.ca
Vidéotron s.e.n.c., dennis.beland@quebecor.com
Village of Granisle, bandersson@villageofgranisle.ca
Vivowave, bernard@vivowave.ca
Ward Cable T.V. Ltd, Steve@ezlink.ca
Waterside Wireless, lhampshire@watersidewireless.net
Westman Media Cooperative Ltd., kaastras@westmancom.com
Wightman Telecom Ltd, kgugan@wightman.ca
Wind Mobile Corp., bjones@windmobile.ca; lgoetz@windmobile.ca
Wink Wireless, wee@winkwireless.ca
WTC Communications, carlo.dondero@wtccommunications.ca
Xplornet Communications Inc, bill.macdonald@corp.xplornet.com;
j.prudham@corp.xplornet.com; david.macelwain@corp.xplornet.com
Yahk Area Communication Society, yacsinternet@gmail.com
Yak Communications (Canada) Corp., yakregulatory@globalive.com
YourLink Inc, Vicky.Giesbrecht@yourlinkinc.net

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Review of basic telecommunications services, Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC 2015-134, 9 April 2015; as amended by Telecom Notices of Consultation CRTC 2015-134-1, 3 June 2015; 2015-134-2, 22 December 2015; 2015 134 3, 14 January 2016; and 2015 134 4, 10 March 2016.

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Footnote 2

Underserved areas are considered to be those areas where Internet service (excluding dial-up) at the Commission’s target speeds of 5 megabits per second (Mbps) download and 1 Mbps upload is not available.

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Footnote 3

Unserved areas are considered to be those areas where Internet service (excluding dial-up) is not available.

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Footnote 4

By letter dated 7 May 2015, Commission staff informed parties to the proceeding that information gathered through the Data Collection System, from the year 2011 until present, would be relied upon in the proceeding. See http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/archive/2015/lt150507a.htm.

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Footnote 5

Direct-to-home satellite services are excluded.

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Footnote 6

These hexagons were used by ISED for the Connecting Canadians program. See http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/028.nsf/eng/50016.html for more information.

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Footnote 7

Since satellite is a service with a national footprint, it will be excluded from this map. Mobile wireless long term evolution (LTE) coverage will be included, but Internet speeds at or above the Commission’s targets may not be achievable throughout the entire LTE coverage area.

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