You couldn't be more wrong Snort.  I base my statement off a decade+ working for telecoms both north and south of the border and from research about tech, regulatory bodies, and more. NOT urban myth by any stretch.  I suspect that your "benchmark studies" are either non-existent or funded by RoBellUs.

Canada's 4G speeds don't even approach the top 10.  We rolled out 4G after more than a dozen other countries.  In fact, 4G was available in rural Tennessee before it ever launched in Canada.  In no way does this make Canada "second to nobody".  

And to jump around a little bit(relevant as they're the same players), internet is even worse.  We have consistently fallen in the bottom (bottom 5) of service:price ratio for the past 15 years.  Again, technology rollouts and ...questionable... pricing being the fault.

Finally(not enough room but I could go on) the "$500-800" handset costs approx. 1/3rd less (accounting for exchange) in the US than it does in Canada.  More spin by the Big 3...