Translation of "centre téléphonique numérique local " (French → English) :

100. Calls on local and regional authorities to establish meeting places and set the basis for the creation of local networks in order to raise awareness in CCI among people working in the sector, through the sharing of expertise, experimentation, improving skills and training in new technologies, such as digital technologies, and among the general public through training, debates and other artistic and cultural events, and to develop creativity centres and incubators to allow creative young professionals and businesses to work in a n ...[+++]etwork, promote innovation and enhance the visibility of the sector;

It covers inter alia: access to network elements and associated facilities, which may involve the connection of equipment by fixed or non-fixed means (in particular this includes access to the local loop and to facilities and services necessary to provide services over the local loop); access to physical infrastructure including buildings, ducts and masts; access to relevant software systems including operational support systems; access to number translation or systems offering equivalent functionality; access to necessary subscriber information and to mechanisms for paying back sums invoiced to end-users to the providers of director ...[+++]y services; access to fixed and mobile networks, in particular for roaming; access to conditional access systems for digital television services; and access to virtual network services.

One of the options under the Regulation is for new entrants to offer 'DSL' (digital subscriber line) services for broadband access over the local telephone network while the incumbent continues to provide voice services over the same connection ('shared access').

17. Expects new education, training and employment opportunities for the informal sector, too, for persons who have hitherto had little access to media and information offerings, in particular girls and women, and believes that micro-credit schemes, phone centres, internet centres, etc., can improve access to ICT and thereby have direct impact on supporting the local economy and consequently are areas which merit EU support;

-Promote knowledge developmentthrough providing quality education, including vocational education and training and skills development in line with labour market needs, and actively promoting the digital economy and society, science and technology, research and innovation, in order to significantly improve the lives of people and the employability of the local workforce in a sustainable manner in both urban centres and rural areas.

Under the cross-subsidization principle, operating surpluses generated in major urban centres, especially for long distance, were used to subsidize local service, which, in some small communities throughout Canada, costs more than in major centres.