Telecoms in Canada

[Tuscani01]

I suspect the decline in immigration is a driving factor. Hard to sell new phones and plans when there aren't new customers.

I think its more competition that is killing them. There has been a huge price war the past few months with the smaller players offering amazing data plans with Canada/US/Mexico roaming included for $20-$35. While the Big 3 own many of these smaller players, it means losing out on customers who were paying more for the same service.

 

[Northern Light]

I suspect the decline in immigration is a driving factor. Hard to sell new phones and plans when there aren't new customers.

Both you and those who have posted below you are correct.

The immigration component is 'a' factor' because Rogers was staffed for sustained growth.

But an equal or greater factor, as noted by @ericmacm and @Tuscani01 is both erosion of their existing customer base and lowering markups to stem same.

 

[Admiral Beez]

I think its more competition that is killing them. There has been a huge price war the past few months with the smaller players offering amazing data plans with Canada/US/Mexico roaming included for $20-$35. While the Big 3 own many of these smaller players, it means losing out on customers who were paying more for the same service.

Satellite internet (such as Elon’s Starlink) and soon affordable satellite phones will be the death of Rogers (and likely Bell). As for cable tv, no one under 30 has that. So, mobile, internet and tv are gone. What’s left?

 

[lenaitch]

with the smaller players offering amazing data plans

Made possible because the smaller players, who have been guaranteed access the the networks of the large telcos, don't have to maintain the engineering, legal, construction, maintenance, etc. staff to grow and maintain said networks.

Satellite internet (such as Elon’s Starlink) and soon affordable satellite phones will be the death of Rogers (and likely Bell). As for cable tv, no one under 30 has that. So, mobile, internet and tv are gone. What’s left?

Satellite and affordable don't currently go hand-in-hand. We have Starlink; it's great, but not cheap.

 

[Tuscani01]

Satellite internet (such as Elon’s Starlink) and soon affordable satellite phones will be the death of Rogers (and likely Bell). As for cable tv, no one under 30 has that. So, mobile, internet and tv are gone. What’s left?

It’s really only good for rural areas. It doesn’t match the speed you can get from Bell or Rogers in urban areas, so I don’t see it ever replacing the traditional providers.

 

[Admiral Beez]

It’s really only good for rural areas. I don’t see it ever replacing the traditional providers.

Ever is a long time.

 

[Jonny5]

It’s really only good for rural areas. It doesn’t match the speed you can get from Bell or Rogers in urban areas, so I don’t see it ever replacing the traditional providers.

I assume tech has evolved since I last checked this, but one issue wasn't really speed but also latency, where it takes longer for anything you do on the internet to turn-around and get back to your computer.
This is not an issue for email or general web browsing, etc., but for a lot of online games they become barely playable as they rely on you reacting very quickly to what is happening, and assume you see what the server sees in a fraction of a second, but this process can take two seconds to update your computer with what is happening in the game environment, and then it's two seconds later before the server sees what you did, and these games are designed on instant reactions, so then it's already too late, you're dead.