Residential Telephone Service Survey November, 1996 [Canada]

The first quarter was conducted in November 1996 as a supplement to the Labour Force Survey. Currently, Bell Canada and other companies, through Stentor Resource Centre Inc, are 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 non-subscribers is necessary to properly guide regulators in decisions about rate increases, decreases or subsidies.

本数据集的首季度调查于1996年11月开展，作为劳动力调查（Labour Force Survey）的补充项目。目前，加拿大贝尔公司（Bell Canada）及其他企业通过斯滕特资源中心公司（Stentor Resource Centre Inc.），正与加拿大广播电视及电信委员会（Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunication Commission）就本地电话资费的服务定价方案进行磋商。电话普及率是衡量资费可负担性的最可靠指标，因为目前并无明确的价格区间可界定资费是否可负担。因此，监测电话普及率的变化并分析非入网用户的未入网原因，对于指导监管机构制定资费上调、下调或补贴相关决策至关重要。