About
The Alberta Rural Connectivity Coalition
In October 2020, a group of Albertans with an interest in rural broadband advocacy met to discuss the challenges and opportunities for rural communities struggling to access high-speed internet.
Those discussions were informed by a commitment to promote rural, remote, First Nations,ย and Metis communities broadband access in Alberta, and a consensus that not enough has been done at the government level to address this divide.
The Alberta Rural Connectivity Coalition (ARCC) was formed at that meeting to bring a unified voice to the internet access concerns of Albertans.
The coalition is facilitated by Cybera (Alberta's not-for-profit technology accelerator), as well as Michael McNally and Dr. Rob McMahon from the University of Alberta.
Steering Committee

Imran Mohiuddin

Rob McMahon

Michael McNally

Dee Ann Benaard

Gregory Taylor
Gregory Taylor is an associateย professor in the University of Calgaryโs Department of Communication, Media,ย andย Film. He is the author ofย Shut Off: the Canadian Digital Televisionย Transitionย and co-editor ofย Frequencies: International Spectrum Policy,ย publishedย with McGill-Queenโs University Press.
Dr. Taylorโs primary research focus is theย politics and economics of media industries with an emphasis uponย Canadian telecommunications.ย Shut Off: the Canadian Digital Television Transitionย wasย shortlistedย for the 2014 Donner Prize for outstanding book on Canadianย policy. Dr. Taylor has held two major SSHRC Insight grants, includingย Canadian Spectrum Policy Research (2014-2018 with Dr. Catherine Middleton) andย is currently the principal investor of a SSHRC-funded project on 5G wirelessย and rural deployment.

Neil Ratcliffe

Erin Ruttan
Erin Ruttan is a Project Manager with the City of Calgary Smart City team focusing on building a Digital Equity Strategy. Erinโs background in social programming, public engagement, and gender equity helps her to better understand the intersectionality of the digital divide. Erin joined ARCC because she understands the value that comes from a more interconnected network both in terms of broadband and social political movement.

Derrick Houle
Logo
The Alberta Rural Connectivity Coalition logo may only be used by individuals who are members of the coalition, or by external organizations authorized by the Alberta Rural Connectivity Coalition.
STYLE GUIDE
The logo should be displayed and used according to the following guidelines:
- A minimum space must be maintained surrounding the logo to separate it from other components of a communications piece. The amount of space depends on the size of the logo. Please contact info@abconnectivity.ca if you have any questions.
- The logo design must always be used on its own; it must not be included as part of another design.
- Enlarging and reducing the logo must be undertaken using proportional scaling only, in order to maintain the original proportions of the logo.
ACCEPTABLE USE
The Alberta Rural Connectivity Coalition logo may not be used on any commercial product or publication that directly or implicitly conveys that the content is authorized or associated with the organization, without the express written permission of the organization.
Use of the official Alberta Rural Connectivity Coalition logo is a privilege, not a right. No other use of the official logo is permitted without the express written permission of Alberta Rural Connectivity Coalition.
For inquiries, authorization, and additonal formats, please contact info@abconnectivity.ca.
To download logos please right-click [control + click] on the desired logo and select "save image as".
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