This IDC study updates IDC Canada's previous 2008 capex forecast of Canadian telecommunications service providers and provides our initial 2009 capex budget forecasts for Canada's major telecommunications service providers. Capital expenditures ("capex") for the Canadian telecommunications service sector posted a slight year-over-year decline of 1 per cent in 2008 but a substantial 16 per cent increase is projected in 2009 spending plans, according to IDC Canada's annual telecom provider capex budget survey.