[Bell Canada]
Once again you Canadians are leading the pack:
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In his address to the IEEE International Conference on Communications on June 9, BC's CEO John McLennan lists goals:
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One, we must complete the world's first National Area Network--a coast-to-coast, high-bandwidth, all digital, wireline and wireless infrastructure offering access to the world of information to all Canadians. The foundation for this network is already in place. This will have the consequence of enabling everyone in this country, regardless of where they choose to live, to compete for prosperity from the same starting line.
Two, our strategy involves making Canada a living laboratory -- a world-leading incubator of communications solutions, focused on creating a robust digital economy, sustained by intense and vigorous innovation. This means reconceptualizing our network as more than a pipeline for moving bits of information.
In the future, our network will seem more like a computer operating system: open to all applications creators, dependent entirely on customer endorsement. This network will be the foundation for an enabled environment right here in Canada to create, attract, and keep the next-generation companies that seek to serve world markets.
The third strategy calls for creating new applications, solutions and services for the domestic and global markets. The goal here is to enable others. Small and medium-sized businesses should be able to boost productivity and return on investment through the use of our solutions. Larger companies already have added to their repertoire of solutions and see improvements in operating costs as a result. Governments benefit from an enhanced ability to deliver services, strengthen education, and improve the cost efficiency of health care in new and innovative ways.
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[and in closing, says:]
It is consistent with a view that says access to and proficiency with new technology will be an important social as well as economic issue for the future. We cannot allow the fragmentation of any society into technological haves and have-nots.
Our view is that the private sector, specifically the innovative sector, is the only force capable of delivering advanced technology at a reasonable price, so that everyone has the opportunity to compete for prosperity and build the bridges to their own dreams and aspirations.
You are a major part of the economic renaissance that is transforming the world's economy. I respect your skills and salute your work. I wish you perpetual curiosity, renewed determination, and profound satisfaction at making such an important difference to so many people.
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