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.

Posted by Ya Ting Chang (488338)

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