One of the biggest competitors in the banking industry, at least here in Quebec, are the caisses populaires (co-op banks). Desjardins is probably the biggest one.
That'd be nice in the telecommunication industry...
We had that a decade ago with the freenet ISP's. Many were bought out by commercial operations after a couple of years. Some still exist. There is also Telecommunities Canada. -- Need-based health care not greed-based health care.