Wireless phone access and usage up across Canada

OTTAWA – A new survey has found that 72% of Canadian households now have access to a wireless phone, and 19% of those respondents said their wireless service will likely replace their landline service over the next year. The 2008 Wireless Attitudes Study was conducted by Harris/Decima on behalf of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association. It found that the average increase of 8% in national wireless household penetration from 2006 to 2008 is fairly consistent across all regions of the country, though Quebec saw the largest jump - from 51% in 2006 to 61% in 2008. Albertans are at the...