Holding Steady: Canadian Telecom Service Provider Capex Budgets 2005-2006

"After turning a corner two years ago, capital expenditures in the Canadian telecommunications service sector are remaining steady at near historic pre-dot com era level," says Lawrence Surtees, vice-president of communications research at IDC Canada Ltd..

A modest single-digit 4.7-per-cent increase is projected in 2006, increasing total spending plans to C$7.2-billion - including cable TV companies, according to IDC Canada's annual telecom provider capex budget survey.