CRTC says Canadians becoming more attached to Internet, smartphones.

Canadians are turning off their televisions and cutting their land lines in favour of online streaming and smartphones in record numbers, Canada's telecommunications regulator flags in a recent report.

The number of mobile phone subscribers is expected to reach 29.5 million by 2014, representing a penetration rate of 85 per cent. By then, smartphones will account for half of all mobile handsets in Canada, up from 31 per cent in 2009.

And by next spring, the percentage of Canadians with tablets is expected to double in a single year, to 10 per cent, according to consumer trends...

Read the complete article in the Calgary Herald

Q2 Report shows Telus ahead of Bell at adding Subscribers

Q2 Bell:

• added 37,507 new net wireless subscribers
• total wireless subscriber base is now 7,283,847, an increase of 4.2% over the past 12 months
• total subscriber base was 78.5% postpaid and 21.5% prepaid
• smartphones represented 56% of postpaid gross activations in the quarter

Q2 TELUS:

• reported 94,000 new net wireless subscribers
• total wireless subscriber base is now 7,097,000, representing growth of 5.9% over the same time last year
• total subscriber base is was 82.4% postpaid and 17.6% prepaid
• smartphones represented 61% of postpaid gross additions in the quarter
• total postpaid smartphone subscribers are now 2,456,580.

CRTC Report Supports Wireless Strategy for your Organization

The CRTC has issued its annual Communications Monitoring Report, providing an overview of the Canadian telecommunications and broadcasting industries. Highlights of the report and a link to the full report are provided here.

The report reveals that by the end of 2010:

• the number of Canadians subscribing to wireless services grew by 8.5% to 25.8 million
• the number of Canadians who watched a video on their cellphone nearly doubled to 9% of anglophones and 4% of francophones
• wireless services made up 43% of all telecommunications revenues
• revenues increased 6.6% from $16.9 billion in 2009 to $18 billion in 2010
• wireless networks now reach approximately 99% of Canadians
• advanced wireless networks, which support smartphones and other devices that connect to the Internet, were available to 97% of the population

Click here for the full report