Canada’s Telecommunications Industry: Industrial Outlook Spring 2012

This report examines the short-and medium-term economic and profitability outlook for Canada’s Telecommunications Industry.

Document Highlights

• Consumer Confidence—Consumer confidence will remain vulnerable in 2012; this, combined with high debt levels, will put pressure on consumer spending.
• Economic Uncertainty—There will be no shortage of threats to the global economic recovery this year. Greece could be forced out of the eurozone and the Chinese economy could slow down further.
• Low Interest Rates—Low interest rates will allow this highly capitalintensive industry to keep its borrowing costs low.