@electrical2771
Canada has a protected market. The Big Three (along with the CRTC) like their oligarchical status quo, their steady fixed revenue stream, they do not rock the boat anymore, they do not "compete" in real terms like providers in American, European, and Asian markets.
Why would they want to spend money on upgrading things or providing more capacity, more features, more service when they already have a captive market? As it stands now (and has for over a decade already), they only upgrade stuff when it translates into selling more phones and collecting more data.
A few foreign providers are emerging with better bang-for-the-buck plans which are intended for their own local subscribers but which offer unlimited roaming in Canada (and elsewhere). The market disparities are beginning to make these sorts of plans more compelling for Canadians even if they only use calling, texting, and data in Canada. I know a few people who subscribe to a Singapore-based provider and get a lot more (in Canada, and Singapore, most of Asia and the Americas, etc) for about twenty bucks a month than I can possibly buy at any price from any Canadian provider. I imagine that the CRTC will "regulate" (obstruct) these options once enough Canadian subscribers move towards them.
