Who We Are?

AD~net 

 is a community based network (CBN) incorporated in 1998 as a not-for-profit organization under the laws of Ontario. It is supported by public and private sector organizations from the Algoma District and elsewhere. The ADnet mission is to facilitate the development and advancement  of state-of-the-art Information and Communication Technology infrastructure and community awareness in the service of the residents of the region .  Members may pay an annual fee which entitles them to memberships benefits. To find out more about ADnet  contact  the corporate office:

E-mail: adnetinfo@adnetalgoma.ca

What's New

Desbarats Bell Cell Site Operational

The new Bell cell site near Desbarats is now operational effective 23 Dec 10. It only operates in the HSPA mode and will not work with CDMA handsets.

See this blog entry for more details

Bellevue and Heyden Delayed Again

New information provided on 18 Nov 10

Tbaytel Website Layout Changes

Tbaytel has changed their website layout and modified their logo and name style to Tbaytel by dropping a couple of capital letters.

The revised site also provides details about the relationship with Rogers and the provisioning of 3G HSPA service in the Tbaytel service area.

CRTC Approves Bell Use of 3G HSPA Technology for Deferral Account Broadband Deployment  

On Friday, 29 Oct 10 the CRTC issued Telecom Decision CRTC 2010-805 approving the use by Bell Canada of 3G HSAP+ cellular based technology to provide (high speed) Internet to the 112 designated unserved areas. It now remains to be seen if the other carriers or public interest groups will launch further appeals.

CRTC Decision on Deferral Account Funds

In Telecom Decision CRTC 2010-637 released on Tuesday, 31 Aug 10, the Commission approved the use of $306.3M of Bell Deferral Account money to provide DSL based broadband (high speed) Internet service in the selected service areas.

CRTC Data for 2009 Extract

A 10 page summary of Internet related information from the CRTC Communications Monitoring Report 2009  is available here in PDF format.

The full 213 page (7.10 MB) report can be downloaded from this CRTC site.

Improved Cellular Coverage and Wireless Broadband Coming to the North Sault Unorganized Townships Area
updated 15 Jul 10
.... learn more

Bell Aliant Submits Details of Deferral Account Implementation

The Bell Aliant proposal is now available for down load on the CRTC website. Additional details are on the ADnet Special link page under Deferral Account

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Supreme Court Will Allow the Deferral Account Projects to Proceed

The Supreme Court today, September 18, 2009,  dismissed all appeals
of the CRTC Deferral Accounts decision

The full  decision can be viewed at: http://tinyurl.com/y8uxx7v

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Improved Cellular Coverage and Wireless Broadband Coming to the North Sault Unorganized Townships Area
updated 15 Jul 10
.... learn more

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