Published since the mid-1990s, this endeavour, NBI/Michael
Sone Associates' Canadian Long Distance IXC/Resale Market Report, 2000
Edition, represents the sixth installment of one of NBI's most popular
reports.
This year's version contains several changes of which the reader should
be aware. First, based on feedback from our clients and because of the
changes within the long distance industry itself, we have reduced the
amount of text. The discussion has been rendered more succinct and we have
focused on crisp analysis of market segmentation, service sectors, traffic
patterns, market share and, of course, an analysis of bundling and where
NBI believes the market is headed.
We have also, despite the document's reduced size, provided more
quantitative information in a series of charts in the front-end of the
report. This includes an eight-year market share presentation (incumbents
versus entrants) for each of the consumer and commercial sectors. There
are also charts that illustrate in more detailed fashion the share for the
most recent year for the consumer, business outbound and business inbound
segments. In addition, we re-visit and forecast the entire market (not
merely the non-incumbent piece) both in terms of total revenues and
minutes of traffic.
Of course, in the tradition of all NBI reports, we have provided
detailed quantitative and qualitative profiles of 17 Alternative Providers
of Long Distance Service (APLDS). (This is one more than the previous
report despite the acquisition/merging of several companies.) For the
largest of these, the profiles illustrate revenues by product line and
province for a three-year period and examine traffic patterns segmented
both by intra-Canada, Canada-US & Canada-Overseas destinations and
also by consumer versus business customers. In addition, for the industry
as a whole, there are charts presenting both traffic and revenue
segmentation by major destination.
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