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EnglishTitleCommunications Services in Canadian Households: Subscriptions and Expenditures 2012-2016DescriptionThis publication shows the communications services subscription rates and expenditure data by region and by age group for the past 5 years. Communications services include landline, mobile, Internet, and television distribution. Data Dictionary The data presented comes from Statistics Canada’s Survey of Household Spending in 2016, the Media Technology Monitor, and CRTC data collection.Various terms are used to describe the telephone services available to Canadians. Statistics Canada reports on cell phone subscriptions and expenditures. The publication refers to cell phones as mobile phones, with expenditures on mobile service including voice, SMS, and data services such as Internet access. The term “landline” is used to describe wireline telephone service.Television distribution refers to broadcasting distribution undertakings (BDU) which are providers of subscription television service to Canadians by redistributing programming from conventional over-the-air television and radio stations. They also distribute pay audio, pay television, pay-per-view, video-on-demand, and speciality services. Examples include cable (delivered through coaxial cables), satellite, and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV).IPTV refers to Internet protocol television. A system through which television services are delivered using Internet protocol over a private, managed network as opposed to traditional over-the-air (OTA), cable television or satellite.CAGR refers to compound annual growth rate, the year-over-year average growth rate of an amount over a specified period of time. LTE refers to long-term evolution. It is the protocol or standard used for communications between a mobile phone and cell towers in mobile networks. LTE is referred to as 4G (fourth generation) cellular. LTE is the current standard that is now widely deployed in most mobile networks.Penetration rates represent the number of subscriptions divided by the population or households.Statistics Canada identifies the reference person as the household member mainly responsible for household financial maintenance (for example, paying the mortgage, property taxes, or electricity). In cases where members share the financial responsibility equally, one person is chosen to be the reference person.Urban centres, also known as small/medium/large population centres, are defined by the following: small centres have populations between 1,000 and 29,999, medium centres have populations between 30,000 and 99,999, and large centres have populations greater than 100,000. For the purpose of this report, urban centres data reports the average of small/medium/large centres.Rural communities are defined as areas with a population of less than 1,000 and a density of 400 or fewer people per square kilometre.Following are the abbreviations used throughout the publication for provinces and territories:Province/TerritoryAbbreviationsCanadaCan.Newfoundland and LabradorN.L.Prince Edward IslandP.E.I.Nova?ScotiaN.S.New?BrunswickN.B.QuebecQue.OntarioOnt.ManitobaMan.SaskatchewanSask.AlbertaAlta.British?ColumbiaB.C.YukonY.T.Northwest?TerritoriesN.W.T.NunavutNvt. ................
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