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CANADIAN LOCAL TELECOM SERVICES MARKET REPORT


 

2003 EDITION




NBI/Michael Sone Associates

193 Church Street

Toronto, Ontario

M5B 1Y7

Telephone (416) 360-0424

E-mail msone@nbicanada.com






October 2003

 

 

 

Table Of Contents

 

Section  Page
ABOUT THIS REPORT v
1.0 INTRODUCTION  1
2.0 A DEFINITION OF LOCAL SERVICES 4
3.0 THE LOCAL SERVICES MARKET SIZED  6
     3.1 CLARIFICATION AND DEFINITION 6
     3.2 OVERVIEW 7
     3.3 ILEC AND CLEC SPECIFICS 7
     3.4 GROWTH FORECAST 8
4.0 THE REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT 15
     4.1 KEY DECISIONS AND ORDERS 15
     4.2 PUBLIC NOTICES AND COMPETITIVE DISPUTES 27
5.0 TRENDS IN THE COMPETITIVE LOCAL MARKET 38
     5.1 THE MARKET IN TRANSITION 38
     5.2 RESELLERS 39
     5.3 EXISTING CLECS 42
     5.4 CABLE COMPANIES 44
     5.5 FIXED WIRELESS 46
     5.6 MOBILE WIRELESS 47
     5.7 VIRTUAL SERVICE PROVIDERS 48
          5.7.1 Vonage 49
     5.8 ILECS 50
6.0 CORPORATE PROFILES 53
     6.1 BELL CANADA AND ITS EXTENDED FAMILY 53
          6.1.1 Bell 56
          6.1.2 Aliant 70
          6.1.3 Bell West 79
          6.1.4 MTS 84
          6.1.5 SaskTel 89
     6.2 TELUS: THE ILEC AND THE CLEC 93
          6.2.1 Telus - the ILEC 96
          6.2.2 Telus – the CLEC 105
     6.3 THE COMPETITIVE LOCAL CARRIERS 109
          6.3.1 Allstream Inc. 109
          6.3.2 EastLink 116
          6.3.3 FCI Broadband 121
          6.3.4 GT Group Telecom 125
          6.3.5 Navigata 131
          6.3.6 Primus 134
          6.3.7 Sprint Canada 139
          6.3.8 Vidéotron Telecom Ltd 148

 

 

List of Exhibits

Exhibit Page
1 LOCAL ACCESS LINES BY PROVINCE (AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002) 9
2 LOCAL ACCESS LINES BY CITY (CMA) (AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2002) 9
3 ILEC LOCAL ACCESS LINES (2001 – 2006) 10
4 LINES SERVING ILEC CUSTOMERS (2001 – 2006) 10
5 TOTAL ILEC LOCAL SERVICES REVENUE (2001 – 2006) 10
6 CLEC SHARE OF TOTAL LOCAL ACCESS LINES (2001 – 2006) 11
7 CLEC SHARE OF TOTAL LOCAL SERVICES REVENUE (2001 – 2006) 11
8 SUMMARY OF CLEC LINES AND REVENUE (2001 – 2003) 12
9 LINE SHARE FOR ILECS AND CLECS BY RESIDENTIAL & BUSINESS SEGMENTS (2001 – 2006) 13
10 REVENUE SHARE FOR ILECS AND CLECS BY RESIDENTIAL & BUSINESS SEGMENTS (2001 – 2006) 13
11 THE BCE EMPIRE – WHERE GROWTH IS OCCURRING 54
12 BELL CANADA’S BUNDLES 66
13 BELL CANADA RESULTS AND FORECAST (2001 – 2003) 67
14 BELL CANADA OPTIONAL FEATURE PENETRATION (2001 – 2003) 68
15 ALIANT RESULTS AND FORECAST (2001 – 2003) 76
16 ALIANT OPTIONAL FEATURE PENETRATION (2001 - 2003) 77
17 MTS RESULTS AND FORECAST (2001 – 2003) 86
18 MTS OPTIONAL FEATURE PENETRATION (2001 – 2003) 87
19 SASKTEL RESULTS AND FORECAST (2001 – 2003) 90
20 SASKTEL OPTIONAL FEATURE PENETRATION (2001 – 2003) 91
21 TELUS (ILEC) BUSINESS AND RESIDENTIAL BUNDLES 101
22 TELUS (ILEC) RESULTS AND FORECAST (2001 – 2003) 102
23 TELUS (ILEC) OPTIONAL FEATURE PENETRATION (2001 – 2003) 103
24 ALLSTREAM RESULTS AND FORECAST (2001 – 2003) 114

 

 

About This Report

At 150 pages, this is NBI/Michael Sone Associates’ fourth report on the Canadian Local Telecom Services Market. The extensive primary research that is the hallmark of all NBI/Michael Sone Associates’ reports was carried out over the past several months as the local services market has undergone many changes. Information, both quantitative and qualitative, was analyzed and organized so as to provide the reader with a detailed understanding of the background, current state and probable future of the local services sector. The final product, Canadian Local Telecom Services Market Report, 2003 Edition, is the most detailed research report available on this industry.

The local services market will experience a myriad of developments over the coming months that NBI/Michael Sone Associates will continue to track.

Following an introduction and definition of local services in Sections 1 and 2, NBI/Michael Sone Associates provides detailed quantitative data in Section 3 that measures the size of the market, the growth for incumbents and new entrants in both the business and residential sectors over a six-year period, and forecasts the share of the market by lines and revenues to be held by the various participants.

Section 4 discusses the regulatory issues germane to the industry while Section 5 looks at the prospects for competition trends within various industry segments and examines some of the challenges involved in marketing local services where differentiation from and parity with the ILEC are difficult to achieve.

Section 6 presents the all-important Corporate Profiles that provide a wealth of qualitative and quantitative information about the companies that are already participants in the local services market as well as those who are at various stages of planning their entry. Subjects covered include marketing strategy, competitive landscape, bundles, pricing and impacts of regulatory developments.

Corporate Profiles are divided into two groups, each having unique characteristics. The first includes the five major ILECs (along with their CLEC affiliates) and the second group portrays the competitive local carriers.

The report is supported by 24 comprehensive Exhibits that examine line counts, revenues, business and residential analysis, bundling, optional feature penetration, provincial and city-specific data and pricing.

 

 

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