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Telecom Public Notice CRTC 2005-11

  Ottawa, 30 August 2005
 

Release of certain local market data

  Reference: 8623-C12-05/05

1.

In this Public Notice, the Commission is releasing some of the local market data that will appear in the Commission's fifth report to the Governor in Council on the Status of Competition in Canadian Telecommunications Markets - Deployment/Accessibility of Advanced Telecommunications Infrastructure and Services (2005 Monitoring Report), expected to be published in October 2005. Given that such information may be of assistance to parties participating in the proceeding initiated by Forbearance from regulation of local exchange services, Telecom Public Notice CRTC 2005-2, 28 April 2005, the Commission will place this Public Notice on the record of that proceeding.

2.

The local market data being released today, as set out in Attachment A to this Public Notice, consists of:
  a) Table A - Number of local residential, business and wholesale lines in Canada for the years 2000 to 2004;
  b) Table B - Number of local residential lines by category of industry participant in Canada for the years 2000 to 2004;
  c) Table C - Number of local business lines by category of industry participant in Canada for the years 2000 to 2004;
  d) Table D - Percentage of the number of local residential and business lines provided by incumbents in each province for the years 2003 and 2004. (Incumbents out-of-territory operations are excluded from the incumbents' percentages); and
  e) Table E - Percentage of the number of local residential and business lines by category of industry participant in certain major centres for the years 2003 and 2004.

3.

For the purposes of these tables, the following terms are used to categorize industry participants:
  a) Incumbent refers to the telephone companies that provided telecommunications services on a monopoly basis prior to the introduction of competition;
  b) Competitor (out-of-territory) refers to an incumbent's operations outside its traditional operating territory; and
  c) Competitor (other) refers to all remaining entities that provide telecommunications services and are not included in the above two categories. This category includes both resellers and facilities-based entities.
  Secretary General
  This document is available in alternative format upon request, and may also be examined in PDF format or in HTML at the following Internet site: http://www.crtc.gc.ca

The following tables have been prepared based on data collected by the CRTC as part of its telecommunications industry data collection process. Numbers may not add due to rounding.

Table A Number of local residential, business and wholesale lines (in thousands) in Canada for the years 2000 to 2004

  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Residential 12,909 12,920 12,913 12,886 12,891
Business 7,378 7,561 7,024 6,952 # 6,935
Wholesale 381 474 521 611 628
Total 20,668 20,955 20,458 20,450 # 20,454

The # denotes a change to previously published information as a result of revised data submitted by industry participants.

Table B Number of local residential lines (in thousands) by category of industry participant in Canada for the years 2000 to 2004

  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Incumbents 12,864 12,846 12,729 12,627 12,473
Competitors (Out-of-Territory)       1 1
Competitors (Other) 45 74 184 258 418
Total 12,909 12,920 12,913 12,886 12,891

Table C Number of local business lines (in thousands) by category of industry participant in Canada for the years 2000 to 2004

  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Incumbents 6,806 6,970 6,303 6,185 6,129
Competitors (Out-of-Territory)     119 169 # 542
Competitors (Other) 572 591 602 598 264
Total 7,378 7,567 7,024 6,952 # 6,935

The # denotes a change to previously published information as a result of revised data submitted by industry participants.

Table D Percentage of the number of local residential and business lines provided by incumbents in each province for the years 2003 and 2004

Province 2003 2004
British Columbia 95.3% 94.0%
Alberta 94.2% 92.4%
Saskatchewan 100.0% 100.0%
Manitoba 98.1% 99.6%
Ontario 93.3% 91.9%
Quebec 96.4% 95.4%
New Brunswick 99.7% 99.8%
Nova Scotia 89.0% 85.1%
Prince Edward Island 93.1% 90.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador 97.0% 97.7%

Note: Incumbents out-of-territory operations are excluded from the incumbents' percentages.

Table E Percentage of the number of local residential and business lines by category of industry participant in certain major centres for the years 2003 and 2004

Major Centre Business Share 2003 Business Share 2004 Residential Share 2003 Residential Share 2004
Vancouver, B.C.
     Incumbents 81.5% # 78.1% 96.9% 95.1%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 7.5% # 17.0% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 11.0% # 4.9% 3.1% 4.9%
Victoria, B.C.
     Incumbents 90.1% # 90.8% 100.0% 99.5%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 1.6% # 9.1% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 8.3% # 0.1% 0.0% 0.5%
Calgary, Alta.
     Incumbents 84.1% 77.7% 94.9% 93.0%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 6.3% 16.5% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 9.5% 5.8% 5.1% 7.0%
Edmonton, Alta.
     Incumbents 79.7% 77.1% 100.0% 99.7%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 13.0% 22.5% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 7.3% 0.3% 0.0% 0.3%
Saskatoon, Sask.
     Incumbents 99.9% 99.8% 100.0% 100.0%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 0.0% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Regina, Sask.
     Incumbents 99.9% 99.9% 100.0% 100.0%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Winnipeg, Man.
     Incumbents 92.4% 98.4% 100.0% 100.0%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 0.0% 1.5% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 7.6% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
Toronto, Ont.
     Incumbents 81.3% 81.0% 94.0% 91.9%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 1.9% 11.1% 0.1% 0.1%
     Competitors (Other) 16.8% 8.0% 5.9% 8.1%
Ottawa-Gatineau,Ont.-Que.
     Incumbents 91.3% 90.5% 98.4% 96.6%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 0.0% 6.1% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 8.7% 3.4% 1.6% 3.4%
Hamilton, Ont.
     Incumbents 85.6% 85.4% 96.8% 94.1%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 0.8% 9.4% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 13.6% 5.2% 3.2% 5.9%
London, Ont.
     Incumbents 84.8% 83.7% 96.4% 93.6%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 0.0% 10.5% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 15.2% 5.8% 3.6% 6.4%
Kitchener, Ont.
     Incumbents 84.2% 83.6% 96.4% 94.2%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 0.0% 10.3% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 15.8% 6.1% 3.6% 5.8%
St.Catharines-Niagara, Ont.
     Incumbents 86.1% 87.7% 100.0% 99.9%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 0.0% 10.5% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 13.9% 1.8% 0.0% 0.1%
Windsor, Ont.
     Incumbents 83.3% 83.4% 100.0% 100.0%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 0.0% 13.1% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 16.7% 3.5% 0.0% 0.0%
Oshawa, Ont.
     Incumbents 88.6% 89.7% 96.6% 93.9%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 0.0% 6.8% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 11.4% 3.5% 3.4% 6.1%
Montréal, Que.
     Incumbents 87.8% 85.3% 98.3% 95.8%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 3.0% 10.9% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 9.3% 3.8% 1.7% 4.2%
Québec City, Que.
     Incumbents 83.8% 83.0% 100.0% 99.9%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 5.5% 16.3% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 10.7% 0.6% 0.0% 0.1%
Fredericton, N.B.
     Incumbents 99.9% 99.9% 100.0% 100.0%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Halifax, N.S.
     Incumbents 89.2% # 84.7% 80.0% # 72.1%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 0.0%   3.7% 0.0%   0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 10.8% # 11.6% 20.0% # 27.9%
Charlottetown, P.E.I.
     Incumbents 91.4% 88.8% 81.8% # 76.0%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 0.0% 0.2% 0.0%   0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 8.6% 11.0% 18.2% # 24.0%
St. John's (Nfld.Lab.)
     Incumbents 89.8% # 86.1% 100.0% 100.0%
     Competitors (Out-of-Territory) 0.0%   0.6% 0.0% 0.0%
     Competitors (Other) 10.2% # 13.3% 0.0% 0.0%

The # denotes a change to previously published information as a result of revised data submitted by industry participants.

Note: Major centre boundaries are defined using Statistics Canada CMA and CA definitions.

Date Modified: 2005-08-30

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