Telus announced Thursday it has expanded its Mobility for Good program to low-income families.
The program provides families receiving the maximum Canada Child Benefit with a choice of two 5G+ plans: one with unlimited talk and text and 3 GB of data for $25 a month and another with same talk and text and 10 GB of data for $35. Speeds on the monthly alotment are up to 2 Gbps and then throttled afterward. Subscribers have the option of bringing their own device or buying a discounted, pre-owned device from Telus’s Mobile Klinik.
“In today’s increasingly digital world,…
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Telus announced Tuesday its generative AI (GenAI) customer support tool is the first in the world to achieve the International Organization for Standardization’s ISO 31700-1 Privacy by Design certification.
The Telus.com GenAI support tool is powered by Fuel iX, an enterprise-grade AI engine provided by Telus International.
The tool’s evaluation was conducted by international auditing and advisory firm KPMG, “which reported its alignment with international privacy criteria and the requirements laid out in the ISO 31700-1 Privacy by Design Standard,” says a Telus press release.
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Telus announced Tuesday it will invest more than $24 billion to expand and enhance its network infrastructure and operations across Ontario over the next five years, as part of its larger commitment to invest $73 billion across Canada by 2028.
Its investment in Ontario in 2024 will see Telus build new cell towers across the province, expanding coverage in areas including Ottawa and Windsor, according to a Telus press release.
Telus said, since 2000, it has invested more than $68 billion in Ontario, and $259 billion nationally, to build and develop network infrastructure,…
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Telus said Thursday it launched a program offering free smartphones and data plans to indigenous women at risk of, or surviving, violence in Quebec.
The Mobility for Good for Indigenous Women at Risk is part of Telus’s Connecting for Good programs and will partner with Quebec First Nations Women’s Space, an organization created by Quebec Native Women to “act as a front-line responder and point of entry to reception, referral and listening services for Indigenous women in Quebec experiencing violence,” a press release said.
“Through this partnership, TELUS and QFNWS will provide women with a vital lifeline to emergency services, reliable…
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Telus announced Wednesday it will invest more than $10 billion to expand and improve its network infrastructure and operations across Quebec over the next five years.
This follows similar Telus announcements on Monday about its planned investments in British Columbia and Alberta through 2028.
As part of its investment in Quebec, Telus said in a press release it is collaborating with the government of Quebec and the CRTC through two separate grant programs to expand its 5G network to isolated and rural communities and road sections in the regions of Eastern…
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Telus announced Monday it will invest $17 billion in British Columbia and more than $16 billion in Alberta to significantly expand and improve its network infrastructure and operations across those two provinces over the next five years.
These investments are part of the Vancouver-based telecom’s larger commitment to deploy $73 billion across Canada by 2028 to develop infrastructure, improve sustainability and advance its network technology, it said.
Part of its investment in the two provinces through 2028 will go toward enhancing its 5G network with open radio access network (ORAN)…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Telus is the last of the three largest telecoms to report Thursday a higher rate of customer turnover in its mobile wireless business.
The Vancouver-based telecom pointed to aggressive retail pricing in the second half of 2023 that seeped into the first quarter as having an outsized impact on the defection rate this quarter, which was up to 1.13 per cent compared to the 0.9 per cent it held in the same period last year.
Telus prides itself on its low churn, as for years it held the distinction of being able to tout a sub-1 per cent rate…
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By Ahmad Hathout
Telus said the CRTC must pony up if it requires the telco to build a new network to keep landline customers in certain remote communities of British Columbia connected – even though there are alternative service providers in those areas.
Earlier this year, the Vancouver-based company was forced by the CRTC to explain what was going on with home telephone services in those BC communities after it proposed to disconnect the services. Telus explained that those services are based on decades-old wireless technology known as the SR500 system that uses the 3.5 GHz spectrum, which…
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Telus announced Tuesday its acquisition of Vumetric Cybersecurity, a Toronto-headquartered cybersecurity provider that specializes in advanced penetration testing designed to identify cyber vulnerabilities and threats to companies across North America.
Through the integration of Vumetric’s specialized digital platform, Telus is enhancing its security services portfolio, which includes advisory services, cloud security, network security and cyber defence, a Telus press release says.
“Fully integrated with major cloud platforms, Vumetric’s platform delivers a cutting-edge, client-centric approach to cybersecurity testing,” the release reads. “This solution simplifies penetration testing complexities and enables businesses to proactively strengthen their…
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Telus announced Wednesday its strategic investment arm, Telus Ventures, has been rebranded as Telus Global Ventures, as the company aims to position itself as a global leader seeking new investment opportunities in global markets.
“As one of the world’s most active corporate venture capital funds, TELUS Global Ventures has invested in more than 150 companies that are poised for significant growth and market transformation, spanning across 10 countries and five continents,” says a Telus press release announcing the fund’s rebranding.
In 2023, Telus Global Ventures participated in 30 venture deals and invested more…
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