For our regional analysis, we examined our award metrics in eight of Canada's largest cities, including not only the big three national operators but also Freedom Mobile and Videotron in the relevant areas. It's clear that the big cities are major focal points for network investment. In every city except Ottawa we recorded Download Speed Experience scores above 60 Mbps from at least one operator. 4G Availability was above 90% for nearly every nationwide operator in most of these cities, while in Calgary and Edmonton, some of those 4G Availability scores rose above 95%. We also broadly saw large improvements in Video Experience and Latency Experience in urban areas compared to national averages.

Freedom Mobile has been going head-to-head with the big three in many metro areas for several years, but our analysis shows it's still behind its competitors in many key areas. Its Download Speed Experience scores were barely half its larger rivals' scores in the cities it offered service. It also wasn't able to match the big three's impressive 4G reach in these markets, with the exception of Edmonton where Freedom's 4G Availability fell just short of 90%. Videotron, on the other hand, made a stronger showing against the nationwide providers in Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec City. Videotron was tied for both Video Experience and Upload Speed Experience awards in all three cities, but, like Freedom, Videotron had a difficult time matching the extremely high Download Speed Experience scores of its larger competitors.

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