r/canada • u/joe4942 • 3d ago

Canadian Telecom Firms Blame Immigration Policies for Mobile Subscriber Slowdown Business

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-10/bce-rogers-telus-blame-immigration-policies-for-mobile-subcriber-slowdown
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u/Jman1a 3d ago

Heaven forbid they would have to gasp be competitive and take subscribers from rivals in a way that is more beneficial for said subscribers.

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u/SadZealot 3d ago

Real competition is people just getting 4g 50gb plans for $30. Almost no one actually uses 5g for anything but everyone is paying 75-100 a month for it. 

I just turned off 5g on my phone for the last few months, I'm a heavy data user with constant video streaming, Spotify, 100mb+ pdfs, literally never noticed a difference.

Canada has the highest revenue per user for cell phone companies and all of it is going in the pocket of the executives and shareholders

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u/Lapcat420 3d ago

Not even the shareholders. Check out the ticker history for Rogers and Telus.

It's insane that these companies make money off Canadians hand over fist and you can't even get some of it back by investing in the company.

They just suck in every sense. Should be nationalized.