Companies / Canada
Telus Gets Serious Over Triple-Play, As Cable Operators Steal Subscribers
September 2006 | Contract NewsAs in many developed countries, demand for fixed-line services have either stagnated or begun to decline, but while this trend has been attributed to greater migration towards mobile services, Canada differs. Indeed, due to the huge size of the country and hostile terrain, many subscribers have little option but to stay with their incumbent service provider, as there is little effective competition outside the large rural areas. The growing number of users (211,000 net additions) migrating to ADSL from fixed-line services has led to ADSL penetration rates of 21%. BMI expects that the broadband market in 2006 will rise by
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