The purpose of this post is to provide general background
information about the boundaries within which a user has to live to be eligible
for the Bell Wireless Internet 5 (BWI5). It can also act a reference post to respond to various I receive,
BWI5 is the marketing name being used by Bell Mobility to
provide the service funded by Deferral Account money as authorized by CRTC. The
CRTC gave the final authorization after nearly a decade of legal appeal which eventually
reached the Supreme Court of Canada (SOC); regulatory appeals which included a
direct appeal to the Governor-in-Council (i.e. the federal cabinet through Industry
Canada) and public hearings chaired by the CRTC.
Bell first provided information about BWI5 in late July
2014. Since then there has been at least three changes to the price structure
and data caps with incremental increases in data cap and minor changes of the
basic price in each iteration.
Information about the latest price structure and data caps as
of Jan 2016 can be found at this
post.
One of the requirements to be eligible for the BWI5 service offering
is the user must live within a designated Deferral Account area. The maps below
indicate the Deferral Account areas in the Algoma District. However, I am aware of users who do not meet this
criterion who are receiving the BWI5 service.
Bell Mobility is the lead BCE subsidiary for BWI5. Unfortunately,
I cannot find any information about the BWI5 on the any BCE website. BWI5 can be ordered through Bell Mobility
direct sales at 1-888-466-2453 or through the Bell store in SSM.
Goulais DA
Wawa DA
Echo Bay DA
SSM Airport DA
St Joseph Island DA
