Deferral Account Summary Info

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Deferral Account Information

(This page should be read in conjunction with the DA Schedule page)

Updated 03 Mar 11

CRTC Deferral Account decision
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.

The released confirm the that five areas in the Algoma District were included in the decision- namely SSM -Airport (Pointes areas), Wawa, Goulais, Echo Bay, and St. Joseph Island. Maps of the coverage areas are at the DA Schedule page.

Bell Aliant Deferral Account detailed plan in raw ZIP format is now available at
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/PartVII/eng/2008/8638/c12_200817505.htm

Deferral Account Areas - Public Information

These hex map were produced by Industry Canada/Broadband Canada

SSM West - Airport	Echo Bay and Area
Extract from Broadband Canada Database	Extract from Broadband Canada Database

Deferral Account Areas Are Hexes Numbered 48778, 43093, 46887, 44993,43070, 43113,45014,46903,46912, 43116	Deferral Account Areas Are Hexes Numbered 46906, 48779, 45016, 43117, 43134
Detailed Narrative of the Echo Bay Area (pdf)	Detailed Narrative of the Pointes-Airport Area (pdf)

Hexes not in a designated Deferral Account area are open for vendors to submit applications to the
Broadband Canada program. Vendors cannot submit proposals for Deferral Account areas.

To see if your locality is in a Deferral Account area click on this link and follow the instructions.

　Deferral Account Public Correspondence Record

Date	Originator	Subject/Comment
25-Sep-09	CRTC	CRTC Request for submission of Deferral Account plans
15-Jan-10	Bell Aliant	Bell HSPA Deferral Account proposal (pdf)
17-Jan-10	ADnet	Précis of Bell Proposal (pdf)
28-Jan-10	CRTC Letter	Interrogatories to Bell Aliant concerning aspects of HSAP Deferral Account proposal
16-Feb-10	CRTC Letter	New schedule for Deferral Account related submissions
18-Feb-10	Bell Aliant	Responses to Interrogatories about HSPA Deferral Account proposal (pdf)
26 Feb 10	Bell Aliant	Implementation Schedule