A program came on the CBC Today called Spark, one of there story's caught my attention. It was about Internet Use in Nunavut, its not the first time i have heard a story about Internet in the Far North and i am sure it wont be the last. They went on to explain how there Internet service is not good, slow connections most of the time, and how they are unable to use YouTube and download movies, music, and things of that nature. If you care to find out more about the story on Spark you can check it out here http://www.cbc.ca/spark/blog/2008/11/episode_53_november_12_15_2008.html
Personally i don't know why there is so much attention being made out of people in the North having poor Internet connections. The sad fact is they are not alone, there are thousands if not millions of people in other more populated parts of Canada that only have access to DailUp, High Speed is not offered in many many parts of Southern Canada not just up North.
I live in a rural part of New Brunswick Canada, and for 5 years now i have only been able to get DialUp, unless i want to fork out $60 a month for poor satellite Internet. I have never heard any one on Radio or TV bring up the fact that people in these areas do not have access to HighSpeed Internet.
It just strikes me as odd that so many people seem shocked that people in the Far North have slow Internet, yet no one seems to know or care that Millions of Canadians that are not in the Far North go through the same thing as the good people in Nunavut go through.
I think once the rural towns in Southern Canada get rid of DialUp then the attention can be focused to Nunavut, there are a lot more people in need of affordable DSL in the South than there are in the far North.
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