Mandate of the First Nations Technology Council

 Resolution # 0604.27 : Recognition of Telecommunication and Supporting Technology as Basic Community Capital

National Satellite Initiative

 National Satellite Initiative brings broadband to 21 remote First Nations  

Community Connectivity

• British Columbia Provincial Government - Ministry of Aboriginal Relations & Reconciliation (Commits to bringing broadband to 100 First Nations Communities by the end of 2006, page 6)
• Telus Connecting Communities Agreement
• Communities Being Connected (Provincial/Telus) April 7, 2005 Agreement
• Telus Deferral Account - List of Communities
• First Nations Connectivity Map
• Community Technology Plan - Guide
• Community Technology Plan - Template
• Community Technology Plan - Worksheets
• Community Wireless Handbook
• FNTC - ISP Checklist
• ICT in the FN Communities of BC - Report on an Environmental Scan conducted by the FNTC
• Building Social Capital in FN Communities - Ktunaxa Nation (Impact of ICT on Social Capital - Canada)

Useful Links

• Network BC - www.network.gov.bc.ca/

• Telus - http://about.telus.com/digitaldivide

• The BC Wireless Project http://www.bcwireless.net/

• Industry Canada's Broadband site - http://broadband.gc.ca

• New approaches to telecommunications advice http://www.tc.ca/

• Association for Community Networking - www.afcn.org

• Digital Divide Network - www.digitaldividenetwork.org

• Google Earth - http://earth.google.com/

• O'Reilly's Publications - www.oreilly.com/

• Radiation Risks : Safety FAQ Site 

• Creative Ways to Build Broadband Networks And Underground Power Cables Through Strategic Partnerships Among Utilities

• Power-line Communications (PLC) or Broadband-over-Power-line (BPL)