Rogers, Bell and Telus had a 99 per cent or more market share in British Columbia, Alberta and Atlantic Canada in 2018, according to a new report from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. The three had a 98 per cent share in Ontario and Manitoba. (The Logic)

Talking point: The federal government is seeking the Big Three’s cooperation to lower prices, and warning it will intervene if they don’t. This report shows that in addition to near-total market share in much of Canada, the telecoms’ revenue per customers is also up. For all telecoms, the number of mobile subscribers increased by 4.8 per cent, compared with revenue growth of 10.7 per cent. The Big Three took 90.7 per cent of all revenue and had a higher average revenue per user than their competitors. Alberta offered the highest revenue per user at $77.74; the Big Three have 99.6 per cent market share in the province. The lowest revenue per user was in Quebec at $59.53, where the Big Three have 83 per cent of the market.