Current as of July 14, 2016
The following chart and table serve to demonstrate the distribution of major holdings for commercial mobile spectrum licences in the Cellular, Personal Communications Services (PCS) , Advanced Wireless Services (AWS), 700 MHz, 2500 MHz, 2300 MHz, AWS-3 and AWS-4 bands. In order to simplify this illustration, holdings are presented based on Tier 2 geographical service areas, and weighted by population using information from Statistics Canada's 2011 Census. The percentage of total holdings represents spectrum assigned to each entity in Canada and is regionally weighted by population of the assigned service areas.
This information is current as of July 14, 2016, and may be updated from time to time following major changes in spectrum holdings. However, if there is any discrepancy between this data and the data contained in the Spectrum Management System (SMS), the SMS data should be considered as valid up-to-date information.
| Tier # | Service Area | Bell* | Rogers* | TELUS | Vidéotron | TerreStar | Wind | Xplornet | Eastlink | SaskTel | MTS | Others | Service Area Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-01 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 159 | 169 | 120 | 40 | 20 | 35 | 90 | 633 | ||||
| 2-02 | Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island | 152 | 172 | 124 | 40 | 10 | 35 | 90 | 10 | 633 | |||
| 2-03 | New Brunswick | 166 | 176 | 106 | 40 | 10 | 35 | 90 | 0.03 | 623 | |||
| 2-04 | Eastern Quebec | 124 | 181 | 176 | 104 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 636 | ||||
| 2-05 | Southern Quebec | 122 | 185 | 182 | 103 | 40 | 4 | 0.47 | 637 | ||||
| 2-06 | Eastern Ontario and Outaouais | 121 | 183 | 178 | 73 | 40 | 20 | 14 | 0.03 | 6 | 634 | ||
| 2-07 | Northern Quebec | 185 | 122 | 102 | 120 | 40 | 10 | 35 | 9 | 624 | |||
| 2-08 | Southern Ontario | 177 | 198 | 128 | 30 | 40 | 51 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 633 | ||
| 2-09 | Northern Ontario | 159 | 161 | 112 | 40 | 15 | 35 | 76 | 0.02 | 23 | 620 | ||
| 2-10 | Manitoba | 51 | 158 | 213 | 40 | 35 | 135 | 2 | 633 | ||||
| 2-11 | Saskatchewan | 31 | 158 | 181 | 40 | 10 | 190 | 24 | 633 | ||||
| 2-12 | Alberta | 102 | 192 | 184 | 26 | 40 | 49 | 25 | 2 | 0.01 | 3 | 623 | |
| 2-13 | British Columbia | 116 | 206 | 187 | 22 | 40 | 50 | 7 | 0.22 | 629 | |||
| 2-14 | Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut | 219 | 106 | 92 | 40 | 50 | 3 | 97 | 608 | ||||
| National total weighted by population | 134 | 188 | 160 | 43 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 632 | |
| Bell* (21%) | Rogers* (30%) | TELUS (25%) | Vidéotron (7%) | TerreStar (6%) | Wind (5%) | Xplornet (2%) | Eastlink (1%) | SaskTel (1%) | MTS (1%) | Others (1%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 % | 30% | 25% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
* Includes the entity and its affiliates.
Note: "Others" include members of the Independent Telecommunications Providers Association (ITPA), the Canadian Independent Telecommunications Association (CITA), and the Association des compagnies de téléphone du Québec inc. (ACTQ), Blue Canada Wireless Inc., BroadPoint International Telecom Inc., Canadian Spectrum Holding Corporation, CCI Wireless, Feenix Wireless Inc., Ice Wireless, i-MobileCa Inc., Lynx Mobility Inc., SSI Micro, Telehop, and YourLink Inc.