Devina Sengupta & Anandita Singh Mankotia, ET Bureau Last Updated: Sep 09, 2018, 11:23 PM IST. Access the exclusive Economic Times stories, Editorial and Expert opinion, Sharp Insight-rich, Indepth stories across 20+ sectors. The second largest telecom provider in Canada is Telus with 8,600,000 subscribers in 2016. When the sector underwent privatization, some of North America's largest telecom companies were established. To correct this imbalance, the NCA will apply the following measures in the exercise of its regulatory mandate:
Canadian law prohibits foreign ownership of a major telecom company, which effectively kneecaps any foreign cell phone company from muscling in and upending the industry with cut-rate offerings. Rogers’ $25 a month plan, for instance, buys 150 local minutes, 50 text messages and no data.). The Canadian wireless industry profit margin of 46.2 per cent was bested only by Portugal’s 47 per cent. Abc Large. It wasn't until the company was purchased by Ed Tel in 1995 that the provider rose as a consumer brand.