Top Six ISPs in Canada by Subscriber: Q2 2005

Broadband continues to grow in Canada, as Rogers passes Telus in disclosed subscribers.

by Alex Goldman ISP-Planet Managing Editor [July 18, 2005]

Rank	ISP	Subs. (thousands)	Date & Source
1	Bell Sympatico (DSL only, dialup not disclosed)	1,900	[February 1, 2005] Press Release
2	Shaw (cable broadband—includes pending installs)	1,101*	[April 14, 2005] Quarterly Report [.pdf]
3	Rogers (cable broadband)	988	[May 24, 2005] Fact Sheet [.pdf]
4	Telus [DSL and dialup]	982	[May 4, 2005] Press Release [.pdf]
5	Vidéotron Ltée (cable broadband and dialup)	554	[undated] Company Website
6	Cogeco (cable broadband)	274*	[April 11, 2005] Press Release [.pdf]
* as of February 28, 2005

Telus gained 87,600 broadband subscribers, but lost 30,300 dialup subscribers, giving Rogers, which only reports broadband subscribers, the lead.

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We would have liked to add AT&T Canada and two province-wide ILECs, MTS (Manitoba) and SaskTel (Saskatchewan) to the list, but were unable to obtain subscriber data.