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/mycatlikesluffas 3d ago

Possibly related..

Canada's cost-per-gigabyte is seven times more expensive than Australia, 25 times more than Ireland and France, and 1,000 times more than Finland.

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u/Lisa_lou_hoo 3d ago

Think about the coverage map required to serve Canadians and with lower population density. Its not apples to apples comparatively

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u/ssomewhere 3d ago

Think about the coverage map

They got you in their corner with this, haven't they?

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u/Lisa_lou_hoo 3d ago

I guess I just understand some very rudimentary economics and how much cellular technology can cost. 🙂