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I am honored to be speaking to my Alumni association, Computer Science Chapter, on October 22, 2015 from 6-8:30pm (6pm food, 7pm I start talking).
\nhttps:\/\/alumni.cpsc.ucalgary.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n

If anyone is interested in coming and is not an Alumni, please let me know and I’ll check if it is open to non-Alumni.<\/p>\n

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Biography<\/strong>
\nTrevor Textor thinks a lot about broadband internet and sometimes cell phone plans. You know, it hurts, but sometimes you have to. He has pivot tabled these subjects to death and has come to some conclusions. For instance, he discovered why cell phone plans are so expensive in Canada and why that\u2019s unlikely to change much without Canada having an Open Access Network business model for telecommunications. While trying to convince businesses to use broadband internet services that actually work, and pay the corresponding price, he stumbled over some other really interesting things. These things brought him to the conclusion that broadband is the “railroad” of our era and how it critically impacts democracy.<\/p>\n

Topics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Why are cell phone plans so expensive in Canada?<\/strong>
\nThe cost of service has little to do with the radio services themselves, it\u2019s all about infrastructure. In Canada the big 3 telecommunications companies maintain a monopoly on this infrastructure and this monopoly is regulated via the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). But even with regulation, it is not encouraging the right behaviour with respect to infrastructure so that savings can trickle down to consumers. Trevor will explain how an \u201cOpen Access Network\u201d (OAN) business model benefits Canadians and how an infrastructure marketplace could scale it.<\/p>\n

Broadband is the “railroad” of our era and is critical to democracy.<\/strong>
\nThe United Nations says it best: \u201c\u2026 [A]ffordable broadband connectivity to the Internet is a foundation stone of modern society<\/em>\u2026Broadband does not just comprise infrastructure; today, widespread broadband connectivity offers the prospects of new services and an information revolution to change \u2013 and challenge \u2013 our very approach to development.\u201d Trevor will walk through the socioeconomics of broadband and the future technologies that will drive broadband growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am honored to be speaking to my Alumni association, Computer Science Chapter, on October 22, 2015 from 6-8:30pm (6pm food, 7pm I start talking). https:\/\/alumni.cpsc.ucalgary.ca\/ If anyone is interested in coming and is not an Alumni, please let me know and I’ll check if it is open to non-Alumni. ========= Biography Trevor Textor thinks … <\/p>\n

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