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Bell the sleeping Giant!
Can Bell dominate the Cell phone market in Canada?
Currently Rogers dominates the wireless space largely due to a GSM/HSPA based technology advantage, one of the largest distribution networks along with an advertising power horse made available with their integration with cable and TV assets. Bell has consistently lagged Rogers and TELUS in industry net additions, in the last 9 quarters Bell came in third 8 times. Bell lags the industry in churn, ARPU and with a lower mix of postpaid net adds over the last 9 quarters.
| Net Adds | Q1/07 | Q2/07 | Q3/07 | Q4/07 | Q1/08 | Q2/08 | Q3/08 | Q4/08 | Q1/09 |
| Rogers | 86 | 138 | 243 | 183 | 68 | 100 | 239 | 199 | 72 |
| TELUS | 91 | 128 | 135 | 167 | 88 | 176 | 177 | 147 | 48 |
| Bell | 13 | 63 | 137 | 195 | 34 | 83 | 117 | 117 | 30 |
| Bell’s Rank | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
