Despite discounts, new wireless entrants have only 7% of market: Convergence report

TORONTO – Despite deeply discounted pricing, Canada’s new wireless entrants are expected to own only 7% of the wireless market by the end of this year, according to a new report from Convergence Consulting. Canadian Wireless: Assessing the Impact of New Entrants says that Wind Mobile, Public Mobile and Mobilicity are undercutting incumbents Rogers, Bell and Telus and their discount brands on voice packages by up to 58% and 40% respectively, and on combined voice/data packages by up to 63% and 57% respectively. In some cases, such as with regional providers like EastLink and Videotron, the incumbents and their discount brands can...