Residential Telephone Service Survey November, 2000 [Canada]

The latest quarter was conducted in November 2000 as a supplement to the Labour Force Survey. Bell Canada and other companies are from time to time negotiating local service pricing options for phone rates with the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunication Commission. Penetration rates are the most reliable indicator of affordability as there is no price range that can be identified as affordable or not affordable. As a result, the importance of monitoring any changes in phone penetration rates and analysing the reasons for nonsubscribers is necessary to properly guide regulators in decisions about rate increases, decreases or subsidies.

最新一期季度调查作为劳动力调查（Labour Force Survey）的补充项目，于2000年11月开展。加拿大贝尔（Bell Canada）等企业时常与加拿大广播电视及电信委员会（Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunication Commission）就本地电话资费的定价方案进行磋商。由于不存在可明确界定为可负担或不可负担的价格区间，电话普及率是衡量资费可负担性最可靠的指标。因此，监测电话普及率的变动并分析未订购服务用户的成因，对于协助监管机构合理制定资费上调、下调或补贴相关决策至关重要。