For those of you who are interested in the Canadian/US experience with broadband Internet, here are some comparative OECD stats on BB internet penetration: The following tables show the number of broadband subscribers for 2000, 2001 and June 2002 in both Canada and the US. as well as total broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants and growth rates. The data clearly show that Canada has a significant lead over the U.S. in broadband penetration and that growth is rapid in both countries. Number of Broadband Subscribers in Canada and the U.S. (Includes DSL subscriber lines, cable modem subscribers and other) 2000 2001 June 2002 Canada 1,392,600 2,730,000 3,178,800 U.S. 5,559,975 12,792,812 16,068,271 Total Broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants 2001 June 2002 Canada 8.88 10.3 U.S. 4.65 5.8 Growth rate of broadband subscribers (based on OECD figures) 2000-2001 December 2001 to June 2002 Canada 96% 16% U.S. 130% 26% Source: OECD December 2002 TISP report entitled "Broadband Access for Business". Anther source, Comscore Media Metrics (march 2003), show a 53.6% broadband subscription rate among Internet connected homes in Canada vs 33.8% in the US. I also recommend you visit our broadband program site at : www.broadband.gc.ca to learn more about our broadband pilot program for rural and northern communities. You will see that 89 applications involving 1149 rural and remote communities applied so far to the program. These communities are now developing connectivity business plans which they have to submit by May 22. Through a competitive selection process, selected applications will receive government funding of up to 50% of eligible expenses to bring broadband capability to their community. We expect another wave of about 100 applications by March 28 involving perhaps another 600-800 communities. Now, think of the potential these communities represent for research purposes. -----Original Message----- From: Irene Berkowitz [mailto:berkowitz@mail.temple.edu] Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 2:42 PM To: air-l@aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] peace Hi Steve, For a moment of digression to academic things. The paper I just submitted to AoIR is about transpositions/tranformations on time and space and the focus on time. Great minds think alike. It is really difficult to put together and grossly understudied. Hope all is well in spite of the war. I feel hopeless, except to make my students more aware. I It's important to note that all conversations occur in some sense at the expense of others, in part because when a voice is raised it is difficult to raise others without causing a din, but mainly because such is time (itself an _enormously_ under-studied matter in internet studies, the cost of a focus on space) Irene Berkowitz Program Director, Curricular Publications and Systems Office of the Vice Provost Temple University tel. 215-204-7596 fax. 215-204 3175 berkowitz@mail.temple.edu _______________________________________________ Air-l mailing list Air-l@aoir.org http://www.aoir.org/mailman/listinfo/air-l