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Report: Canadian communication service usage
By Adnews Staff
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has begun releasing information from its 2015 Communications Monitoring Report. According to the report, for the first time, more Canadians subscribe exclusively to mobile wireless services than to landline telephone services. The report states that 85% of households have mobile phones, while 79% have landlines. The percentage of Canadians with access to high-speed Internet service has increased to 96%, while 77% of households subscribe to these services.
The average number of hours spent per week watching traditional television remains almost unchanged at 29. However, Canadians between the ages of 18 and 34 spent only 20 hours per week watching conventional television, while Canadians over the age of 65 watch 42 hours per week. Additionally, 58% of consumers between the ages of 18 and 34 subscribe to an online video service.
"Canadians are increasingly adopting mobile technologies for their communication needs," said Jean-Pierre Blais, chairman of the CRTC. "The 2015 Communications Monitoring Report provides an overview of the changes currently taking place. We invite Canadians, whether consumers of communication products and services, creators and distributors of content or members of the public, to make use of the information in this publication and the two others that will follow, and to take part in our public proceedings."