CRTC CMR: All about the data; broadband spend now outstrips TV subscriptions

GATINEAU – Day two of the CRTC’s 2016 Communications Monitoring Report release shows that in 2015, Canadians data usage on various devices skyrocketed – and that those under the age of 30 are dramatically outspending their older counterparts on mobile.(As shown by yesterday’s report, the older folks are still spending on regular TV.)Canadians’ appetite for mobile applications, multimedia services, social networks, and other data-intensive activities like music, video and TV streaming to personal electronic devices increased rapidly in 2015, according to the report.Last year, more than two-thirds of all wireless subscribers had a data plan, the majority of those featured...