Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c32357) has announced the addition of Canadian Consumer Telecom & Cable TV Market Forecasts 2006 to their offering.

This report is a "must have" for telcos, cablecos, ISPs, broadcasters, mobile service providers, investors, equipment suppliers as well as regulators and policy makers.

This report will provide you with insight to assess the following issues, among many others:

• What has been the market impact of VoIP in Canada? Has the local market continued its slow decline or is VoIP stimulating consumer demand and increasing total revenues?
• When cablecos offer VoIP and telcos offer TV over DSL, who is the potential winner or loser in a given local market or city? How does the early market success of cablecos offering VoIP compare with the market share loss of telcos?
• How is the penetration of HS Internet progressing and market potential for the next 5 years? How quickly is the dial-up market eroding and what this implies for independent ISPs?
• The consumption of communications services by Canadian consumers is undergoing a sea change. Mobile TV and Internet TV are becoming a reality in the marketplace. Will cablecos be subjected to the same pressures with IP as the telcos are and what does this imply for the traditional cable revenue stream?

This report is an invaluable tool to start 2006 on the right footing and ensure that your product line and strategies as well as marketing tactics will be successful!

This new unique report focuses on assessing and quantifying the critical issues facing the industry; VoIP and its impact on the industry and specific carriers, mobile substitution, Internet TV, mobile TV, video streaming and downloading, the strategic role of HS Internet, the evolution in local and LD revenues, all specifically for the consumer segments and all specifically in the Canadian environment.

The report includes key metrics for anyone looking to get a clear and concise understanding of the market for consumer communications services in Canada as well as five-year forecasts for key market segments in voice, Internet and Cable TV and market share assessments at year-end 2005. Short Exposes are provided to address subjects of particular interest such as the impact of the iPOD on consumer services and the shift to digital TV.

Topics to be covered in the report include:

• The Top Trends Impacting Consumer Telecom Services in 2006
• Voice Services: Significant Developments and Innovation in 2005 and 5-year
• Forecasts
• Internet Services: The Battle for Control of the Broadband Pipe
• Video Entertainment Services in an IP World
• What's Cooking Among Small Telcos and Cablecos?

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c32357