TELUS Communications Inc.35m Self-Support Telecommunication Facility
Response Letter
03 September 2020
Mr. James Gunn
3474 Sandwich St.
Windsor, ON N9C 1B3
RE: Public Consultation for Proposed Telecommunications Facility
| TELUS File: | ON001423 – Windsor-Huron Church Rd/Mill St (Ambassador Bridge) |
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| Legal Land Description: | LT 16 W/S SANDWICH ST PL 40 ABSTRACTED AS BEDFORD ST TOWN OF SANDWICH; WINDSOR |
| Address: | 3496 Sandwich St. Windsor, ON N9C 1B3 |
| Coordinates: | Lat: 42.296064⁰; Long: -83.080060⁰ |
Thank you for sending us feedback regarding the proposed telecommunications facility for TELUS Communications Inc (“TELUS”). Please review the below responses to all questions and concerns we have received to date.
Location
The proposed tower location was chosen in response to increased demand for wireless services and to improve both coverage and capacity of the network. More telecommunications facilities are needed to ensure the delivery of fast and reliable wireless services. The proposed tower would address the growing coverage and capacity challenges that our modern society faces as people and machines become increasingly dependent upon wireless communication.
A combination of factors are considered when planning network enhancements including; existing and future customers, machine-to-machine connections, the traveling public, network reliability and speed for today and the future. Telecommunications facilities face unprecedented growth in wireless usage. The following are statistics derived from the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association:
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As of June 2019, there were over 33.6 million wireless subscriptions in Canada.
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More Canadians have mobile phones (90.18%) than landlines (41.25%), while approximately one third of Canadian households rely exclusively on wireless services.
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In 2017, Canada’s mobile data traffic grew 38% and it’s projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 34% to 2022.
The consumption of data and exclusive use of wireless over wireline services continues to grow; therefore, additional telecommunications facilities are needed to ensure network reliability in our communities (Sources: CWTA Statistics; CRTC, CMR: Telecommunications Overview, 2018; CMR: Communications Services in Canadian Households, 2018; Cisco, VNI Forecast Highlights 2018; as cited at https://www.cwta.ca/facts-figures/ on March 11, 2020).