Spectrum Licenses for Advanced Wireless Services

On November 28th Industry Canada - Spectrum Management and Telecommunications announced their "Policy Framework for the Auction of Spectrum Licences for Advanced Wireless Services and Other Spectrum in the 2 GHz Range"

More information can be found on this topic at the Industry Canada Website at:
www.ic.gc.ca/spectrumauctions

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Will Muskoka politicians leverage Internet tools too?

Hello from Muskoka Community Network:

With Web 2.0 tools such as Blogs, RSS feeds and Facebook accounts available to Federal, Provincial, Territorial, Municipal, and local politicians, it will be interesting to see if local politicians add these new tools to their communication strategies.

In the U.S., candidates for the presidential election are using the latest Internet tools to reach new audiences using Web 2.0 technology. http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9048959&intsrc=hm_list

ABC News and Facebook have teamed up to create a new tool that will provide news coverage on the campaign directly to Facebook users.

This communication medium is very powerful because it delivers specific news to Facebook users who want to keep informed about the campaign. The Facebook subscribers are exposed to ABC's content each time they login to their FaceBook account.

Obviously this is good for ABC, and keeps Facebook subscribers informed. Candidates will certainly need to be working very hard to add their own content and information to Facebook. If the candidates don't work the media through Facebook they will be at a disadvantage compared to candidates who do.

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Broadband in Muskoka

Hello from Muskoka Community Network:

Muskoka Community Network is continuing to work towards bringing broadband to Muskoka. Getting businesses and residents high speed internet is one of our main purposes. We know that dial up has limitations and being limited to that technology will hamper the economic and social growth of the area.

We have several different Internet Service Providers in Muskoka. Click here for a complete list of ISPs.

For more information on what Muskoka Community Network is doing to bring broadband to Muskoka visit our website at http://www.mcnet.ca

Get Trained Workers

Hello All:

I have just read in August 2007 edition of "North Country Business" that several agencies across Northern Ontario have come together and provided technology that matchs job seekers and job hunters. This is being done through the website http://www.gettrainedworkers.com/

This kind of regional web prescense helps create "web density" in Northern Ontario. In Muskoka we also need to continue to work on creating web density for our region. The work that "Muskoka Tourism" http://www.discovermuskoka.ca has done in expanding their web prescense assists in helping all businesses in Northern Ontario and Muskoka.

Way to go folks, keep up the good work.

Cheers

Rob McPhee

Internet Service Provider List for Muskoka

Do you need a complete list of internet service providers in Muskoka?

Algonquin Satellite Solutions
1-705-788-4064
algonquinsat@xplornet.com
Satellite

Ardco Systems Inc.
705-746-7610
http://www.ardco.ca/
Satellite

Avery Audio
705-766-2422
http://www.averyaudio.ca/
Satellite

Bell Sympatico
310-7873
http://www.bell.ca/
DSL

Bell Mobility
1-888-454-2676
http://www.Businessonthego.ca/faster
Wireless

Burk’s Falls Radio & TV
1-705-382-2726
Satellite

Candlelight Communications
1-866-629-6616
http://www.candlelight.ca/
Wireless

Click 1 Wireless
1-705-224-1111
http://www.click1.ca/
Wireless, Satellite

Cogeco
1-800-267-9000
http://www.cogeco.ca/
Cable

CompuSat
416-301-4421
http://www.galaxybroadband.ca/
Satellite

Cottage,Home & Business Wireless Internet
1-705-762-3535
http://www.chbhighspeed.net/
Wireless

Daniels Computer Service
705 385 3249
http://www.calldaniels.biz/
Satellite

Hemmings TV & Audio service, Huntsville
1-705-789-3662
Satellite

Huronia Satellite Systems, Midland
1-800-553-4419
http://www.huroniasatellite.on.ca/
Satellite

Indigiinet
1-866-235-7510
http://www.indigiinet.com/
Wireless

Lakeland Energy
1-705-646-9014
http://www.lakelandenergy.com/
Fibre

MCC Solutions
1-705-635-3473
http://www.mccsolutions.ca/
Satellite, Wireless, Hotspot

Point to Point Broadband
1-705-721-9877
http://www.ptpbroadband.com/
Wireless

Safe N Sound
1-705-389-2908
http://www.safensound.ca/
Satellite

Surenet
1-866-700-1977
http://www.surenet.net/
Cable, DSL

Vianet
1-800-788-0363
http://www.vianet.ca/
Cable, DSL, Wireless, Fibre

Muskoka.com has been transferred to Vianet.
See http://www.muskoka.com/index1.htm for more details

W3 Connex
1-888-235-9326
http://www.w3connex.com/
Wireless, Fibre

NOTE: MCN has made best efforts to include all known internet service providers in and around Muskoka and properly describe their services. If you are a service provider and we have missed you, or information needs to be updated, please contact us.

For a complete up to date list visit
http://www.mcnet.ca/servicedirectory/ISP/

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Keep up to date at Muskoka Community Network

Hello All:

When you join the MCN e-mail list, we will send you periodic updates on things like broadband expansion, training opportunities, and our newsletter. What's really cool is when you subscribe to a certain topic, you only receive information on that topic. This way you get the right information, and keep inbox clutter to a minimum.
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Cheers

Rob McPhee

MCN Frequently Asked Questions

Hello Everyone:

If you are interested in finding out what Muskoka Community Network is doing to bring high speed internet to Muskoka, you may want to read MCN's recently published frequently asked questions document (FAQ) which you can find at http://www.mcnet.ca/faq/

Cheers

Rob McPhee

Muskoka Community Network

Hello Everyone:

Welcome to the Muskoka Community Network Blog.

Check back from time to time to find information on our organization and projects.

Rob McPhee