Telus purchases ABC Communications

QUESNEL, B.C. – Telus has acquired independent broadband, wireless, telecom and TV provider ABC Communications, Cartt.ca has learned. The company is said to be the largest privately-held telecom provider in the province. The deal closed on May 1st. Founded originally as an office telephone supplier 1989 in Quesnel, B.C., where its head office remains, in 1994 ABC was one of the first companies to offer Internet in the province. While not well known in the east, the company’s operations are province-wide. Its wireless network includes over 200 transmitter sites across the province. ABC provides broadband service to customers in remote...