Bell's Strategic Imperatives

Bell Canada has done and kept the best to pursuing five clear strategic imperatives:

1) Improve customer Service

2) Accelerate wireless

3) Leverage wire line momentum

4) Invest in broadband networks and services

5) Achieve a competitive cost structure.

These strategic imperatives are rooted in efficiently and cost effectively delivering consistent, reliable, high-quality communications services to customers, proactively managing legacy revenue erosion and profitably expanding our customer base.

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Bell Canada to raise funds for upgrade

The owner of Bell Canada is expected to sell its stake in newspaper and TV businesses in order to fund network upgrades.

A specific example of Bell’s business strategy can be found in the news that is about the raise of R&D development funds for technological upgrade announced by the owner of Bell. According to the news from Global Telecoms Business, in order to increase the competitive advantages of the technology development, Bell indicated that they are “looking to sell venture-capital investments and assets in order to fund an overhaul of its 3G network, and also allocate part of the money to revamp its fibre network. The deal is expected to help raise about $150 million.”

Read More Information from : http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article/2465620/Regions/25192/Bell-Canada-to-raise-funds-for-upgrade.html

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Canadian Telecommunication Industry

According to CRTC Report, the Canadian telecommunication industry has continued revenue growth in the past ten years. However, it has seen intense rivalry in the recent years. The major players in this industry within Canada are: Bell, Rogers, and Telus.

From CRTC's research, the following table illustrates the wireless TSPs’ (Telecommunication Service Priority) revenue market share. The data shows that in the year of 2009, Rogers contains 39% of market share of wireless, while Bell Canada and TCC (Telus Communications Company) contain 28% respectively. Rogers is the biggest competitor and the main threat of business for Bell Canada.

     

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      http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/publications/reports/PolicyMonitoring/2010/cmr.htm

      

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Canadian Penetration Rates of Wire-Line and Wireless Subscribers

The CRTC report (2010) indicates the Canadian penetration rates of wire-line and wireless subscribers from 2002 to 2009 as the table below. In the year of 2008, the penetration rate of wire-line and wireless subscribers is 91.1% and 74.3%. That means there are around 25.7% of Canadian households do not have any wireless devices or plans.  The Canadian’s low penetration rate of wireless implies the feasibility for continued growth in the telecommunication industry. 

And the truth is that Canadian telecommunication industry has experienced continued growth since the inception. According to the CRTC Report (2010), from 2008 to 2009, Canadian communications service revenues increased from $54.3 billion to $55.4 billion, which is by 2.1% growing. In addition, there is 8% growth of numbers of mobile phone subscribers, while there is 6% increase of amounts of residential subscribers to high-speed internet services. Therefore, with the optimistic environmental conditions, there involves a big opportunity of undeveloped markets for telecommunication industry within Canada, and demand is expected to remain strong for the foreseeable future.

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For more information, please read: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/publications/reports/PolicyMonitoring/2010/cmr.htm

CRTC- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission

In the Canadian telecommunication industry, the independent organization which is in charge of regulating and supervising is the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission). The CRTC’s main work for the telecommunications industry is to “ensure that Canadians receive reliable telephone and other telecommunications services, at affordable prices.” 

CRTC’s major activities of regulating the Canadian telecommunications industry include: to issue/ renew/ amending licences, to approve tariffs and agreements for the telecommunications industry, to encourage competition in the telecommunications markets, and to respond the requests of any concerns about telecommunications issues. For example, according to Canada Telecommunications Report (2010), “CRTC licensed four new operators in 2008 increasing the competition in the market, meaning Bell will face further competition.” Therefore, the risks of the regulations by CRTC can be seen as another threat for Canadian telecommunications companies.

For more Information, please go to: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/backgrnd/brochures/b29903.htm

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