Both sides claim the public is with them, and both sides are polling the same three provinces.
What we know
Reporters spoke to officials, operators and analysts directly involved, and reviewed documents published this week. Figures quoted in this piece are the most recent available and will be updated as new data lands.
Cooperation is cheaper than adaptation. That sentence has been in every report since 1992.
What happens next
The next round of talks is scheduled for January. Whether it produces text, rather than photographs, is the test.
