OTTAWA – A decision released this week by the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) denying a Telus Corp. appeal of two CRTC rulings related to the ongoing Department of National Defence (DND) telecom contract dispute is only a minor setback, the company says.
“It’s a small part of the larger picture and in no way impedes, or in fact, affects in any way our larger concern which is frankly the state of, and the prognosis for, a competitive market in the enterprise segment,” Ted Woodhead, Telus’ VP of telecom policy and regulatory affairs, tells Cartt.ca in an interview….
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TORONTO – Telus TV has added WFN: World Fishing Network to its lineup for its customers in western Canada.
North America’s only 24-hour fishing lifestyle network has joined the ‘Adventure Extra Package’ on channel 126, the network said Tuesday.
“We are thrilled that Telus TV customers can now experience WFN just like millions of other passionate anglers across North America,” said WFN president and CEO Mark Rubinstein, in a statement. “We commend Telus for identifying WFN as the best choice to satisfy the underserved community of fishing enthusiasts.”
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VANCOUVER – Telus will offer senior unsecured notes worth $1 billion.
The 5.05% 10-year notes were priced at $99.744 per $100 principal amount for an effective yield of 5.083% per annum and will mature on July 23, 2020. Closing of the offering is expected to occur by July 23, 2010.
The net proceeds of the sale of the notes will be used to fund the proposed redemption of US$613 million principal amount of Telus’ outstanding US$1.3615 billion 8% notes due June 1, 2011 for payments required to terminate cross-currency interest rate swaps associated with the notes to be redeemed. Any excess will…
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TORONTO – Telus now the official national wireless provider for the Canadian Football League, it was announced Wednesday.
As part of a new two-year partnership, starting later this season, football fans will be able to watch live games on the go, check stats in real time and watch highlights through the first-ever CFL mobile app. Then, through Telus TV, CFL fans will have access to full game replays available any time and on demand.
"Our fans are constantly looking for new ways to connect with our league, and now through our partnership with Telus, we can offer them more ways to…
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TORONTO – Telus has devised a new way to help their customers manage their data usage.
Thanks to the new Telus Data Notification system, wireless customers will receive a free SMS text message to let them know when they reach certain thresholds of data consumption. For customers with data packages, notifications will be sent when they have reached both 75% and 95% their data thresholds. For customers using pay-per-use data, notifications will be sent when customers have used $10 and $50.
"Telus continues to make industry-leading investments to deliver an enhanced customer experience”, said chief marketing officer, David Fuller, in the…
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VANCOUVER – Optik is the new brand name of Telus’ suite of advanced TV and high speed internet services, the company announced today.
“Our Telus team has tapped the latest fibre optic and IP technologies to bring our customers a compelling set of home entertainment and communications services that can be tailored to their lifestyles,” said Joe Natale, Telus’ chief commercial officer in the press release.
Optik brings together Optik TV, which is powered by Microsoft Mediaroom, and Optik High Speed, offering Internet access speeds of up to 25 Mbps that can be accessed anywhere in your home with home Wi-Fi.
“Optik…
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VANCOUVER – Telus customers are the targets of a new phone scam that tries to trick them in to revealing personal information.
In a statement late Wednesday, Telus said that it has received “a significant number of customer calls” in the past 24 hours complaining about the scam. Customers all report picking up a phone call from a 905-395-XXXX number to hear a recorded message that says: “Hello, because you are a valued Telus customer you will receive 3,000 travel dollars. To accept press 1”. Customers who press 1 are then connected to a person misrepresenting themselves as working for…
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OTTAWA – Telus executives told the CRTC today that it might resort to becoming a reseller of DOCSIS 3.0 high-speed cable services if the Commission changes the value proposition of the company’s network investments by giving competitors access to its high-speed next-generation services.
“If you make those margins large enough, I will look at opportunities to use cable DOCSIS versus build options, and then choose the most economical path, if that serves the economic interests of our shareholders,” Eros Spadotto, executive vice-president of technology strategy at Telus told commissioners on day two of the hearing looking at mandating certain…
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VANCOUVER – Telus is paving the way for Canadians to manage their personal healthcare records electronically.
Powered by Microsoft HealthVault, Telus health space is a high-security data storage and sharing service where individual Canadians will be able to keep all their personal healthcare information – such as lab results and prescription information – in an on-line database for access over any Internet connection. It is now available for licensing by healthcare organizations including provincial governments, health authorities, hospitals, insurers, individual practitioners and employers, the company said Monday.
“Today is an important day for Telus, and our partners in the health industry…
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TORONTO – Telus celebrated the opening of its new $250 million office tower in Toronto’s downtown on Wednesday with a nod to the Starship Enterprise.
Telus House Toronto, located at 25 York Street (right beside the Air Canada Centre), is built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold certification, an internationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high-performance sustainable buildings. Occupying 12 of the 30 floors, Telus is the feature tenant in the Menkes-owned building.
Along with Federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice and other high profile guests, Telus president and CEO Darren Entwistle (pictured) praised Telus House Toronto as…
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