MONTREAL – Telus Health Solutions has launched a new health reference internet portal designed to help Canadians find the relevant information and tools to take better care of their health and the health of their loved ones.
Called myhealthreference.com, the new site promises current content, reviewed articles and specialized functions. It also includes access to:
– Web and mobile tools such as a symptom checker, self-assessment modules, healthy habits guides and smoking cessation programs;
– A search feature that "learns" from user trends and health news to deliver relevant, credible content to returning visitors;
– Reliable reference content and news from trusted Canadian sources…
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OTTAWA – Telus says that its proposal for an spectrum cap in the 700 MHz auction is the “fairest” way the federal government can meets its competition agenda and ensure that there are multiple winners outside of the three incumbent wireless players.
In an interview with Cartt.ca, Telus’ senior VP of regulatory and government affairs Michael Hennessy explains that the company has heard, loud and clear, the government’s message that it wants to continue with its competition agenda begun with the Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) auction, maximize investment in Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks and ensure that rural Canadians enjoy…
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MONTREAL and VANCOUVER – Telus’ Optik TV customers are among the first to take advantage of a new application for Stingray Digital's Galaxie music services.
Starting today, Optik TV users can launch the Galaxie application from their main menu to check out what’s playing across the 45 channels, see album art, and review the channel’s playlists from the past 24 hours.
“Our engineering and product development departments are continuously working on improvements to the popular Galaxie music service,” said Eric Boyko, Stingray Digital's president and CEO, in the announcement. “The Galaxie Mediaroom application that Telus customers can now enjoy is a significant improvement…
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OTTAWA – The new Huawei-Telus Innovation Centre for Enterprise Cloud Services will be unveiled Thursday at Carleton University in Ottawa.
Located in Carleton’s new engineering building, the lab will be a venue for performing cutting-edge research in cloud computing. Students, faculty and industry will research real-world problems associated with enterprise clouds, including management of computing, on-demand storage and network resources, data-centre networking, scalability, business continuity and security.
The centre is being created through a $1.4-million investment made by Huawei and Telus last year.
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VANCOUVER – Telus is helping to bring wireless service to B.C.’s Fraser Canyon for the first time.
As part of a 10-year agreement called Connecting British Columbia signed with the provincial government earlier this year, Telus has pledged to connect more than 1,700 km of Highway 1 with wireless service, run fibre optic cable directly to some 450 B.C. schools, and make faster Internet speeds available to Internet service providers who use Telus’ infrastructure.
The first of five new wireless sites serving the Fraser Canyon are now active, bringing 4G wireless voice and high-speed Internet services to motorists along Highway 1, community…
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VANCOUVER – Telus is expecting 2012 to be a rosy one. The telco said Friday that subscribers increases for its smart phone, TV and high speed Internet services will help to drive up its profits and revenues next year.
Telus is predicting that its revenues will come in between $10.7 billion and $11 billion, up 4 – 6.5% than in 2011, and that earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is expected to be higher by up to 6%.
Wireless revenue is forecast to grow between 5.5 – 8% to between $5.75 and $5.9 billion, while wireline revenue will be in the $4.95 to…
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WINNIPEG – Telus has turned on more new HSPA+ dual-cell wireless sites in Manitoba, extending its wireless network reach to 66% of the province.
The new wireless coverage is live now in Selkirk, Victoria Beach, Lockport, Ste. Anne, Steinbach and along Highway 1 to Portage la Prairie. Full coverage is scheduled to be available in Portage la Prairie in early 2012, with service to Brandon expected next summer.
"Our commitment to our customers is to offer the best wireless experience coast-to-coast. We are investing millions of dollars to bring them the most advanced network technologies in urban and rural areas," said…
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TORONTO – Telus is offering customers a fun way to give back to those less fortunate this holiday season with its 11th annual charity critter sale.
Stuffed Saw-whet owls, featured in Telus’ current ad campaign, are available in select stores for $7.50 until December 31, 2011. Part of the sales proceeds will be given to local organizations, including youth-focused charities across the country. Customers are invited to donate $1 if they choose not to purchase a critter but still want to contribute to the store’s charitable donation.
“For years Canadians have embraced our commitment to giving back and making a difference in…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media announced Monday that Telus will now offer FX Canada to its Optik TV subscribers in Alberta and British Columbia.
Beginning yesterday, Rogers-owned FX Canada is available to Telus Optik TV subscribers in Alberta and British Columbia in standard definition on channel 188 and coming soon on demand and in high definition on channel 690 in early 2012.
The digital specialty launched last month on Rogers Cable, EastLink and Cable Cable.
www.FXCanada.ca
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GATINEAU – CRTC chairman Konrad von Finckenstein told the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance and Telus on Monday that the two organizations need not fear Bell Media withholding its TV signals while the independent carriers continue to try to convince the broadcaster to alter its new wholesale carriage agreement.
As Cartt.ca first reported last week, a number of Canada’s independent TV distributors have balked at signing the new contract, which encompasses up to 30 Bell Media channels (including TSN, BNN, Comedy, MuchMusic, Discovery and so on) and have complained to the CRTC that the terms demanded by…
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