OTTAWA – Janet Yale said that it just “seemed like a good time” to make the transition to politics from her 20 plus year career in the cable and telecom industries in Canada.
Yale, now on leave as the executive vice-president of corporate affairs for Telus, announced earlier this week that she is seeking the federal Liberal nomination for her home riding of Ottawa-Centre.
Well know to Cartt.ca readers through her roles at Telus, the now defunct Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association (CCTA), AT&T Canada and the CRTC, Yale said that her background and experience should prove invaluable as she…
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OTTAWA – Telus executive Janet Yale has announced that she is seeking the federal Liberal nomination for the riding of Ottawa-Centre, where she has lived for the last 28 years.
Yale, currently the executive vice-president of corporate affairs for Telus, once headed up the now defunct Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association (CCTA). She has more than 20 years of government and regulatory experience through senior leadership positions at AT&T Canada, the CRTC and the Consumer’s Association of Canada.
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TORONTO – Telus wireless customers will be able to catch some of CTV’s most-watched television programs via Telus’ new mobile video streaming service, the companies announced Thursday.
CTV has signed on as Telus’ first content provider for its new streaming video-on-demand service, meaning customers can use their mobile or smart phone to see shows like MTV’s The Hills, The Comedy Network’s South Park, or top stories and highlights from CTV News, TSN and BNN. Content will be updated on a regular basis, and will be available on demand in easy-to-stream clip format, the press release said.
“Two thirds of Canadian households have…
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OTTAWA – Due to the “flawed” overall structure of last year’s advanced wireless spectrum auction, Canada’s wireless companies collectively paid over two billion dollars too much, and that is sorely needed cash which could have been put to far better use than just being handed over to car companies, says Telus.
In time for its reply comments to Industry Canada’s spectrum auction consultation which were due in yesterday, the number two wireless carrier filed a report by NERA Economic Consulting which examined at the structure of the 2008 AWS auction (comparing it to others around the world and past…
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BY UNDERESTIMATING THE SPEED of tech rumours that go a little viral and overestimating the diligence of Canadian journalism, I lost a bet last week.
Last Thursday, I came across an unsubstantiated rumour on the web that said Telus would have the Apple iPhone in October of this year. I bet a friend it would take a couple of days at least before that rumour found its way into the mainstream media (MSM) as a “sources say” piece. I was wrong. It took less than a day.
Thanks to Google Alerts, I was linked to gadget news/blog site Electronista.com,…
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VANCOUVER – Telus Satellite TV is now available across British Columbia and Alberta, the western-based telco announced this morning.
Cartt.ca originally had this story announcing the launch was coming back in May.
Telus Satellite TV is available to more than 90% of homes in the two provinces and residents can now add it to their suite of services from Telus. “Bundling Telus TV with Internet, home phone or long distance services helps consumers simplify their lives – and save money at the same time,” says the press release.
Telus Satellite TV will help the company more quickly compete with…
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OTTAWA, MONTREAL and WINNIPEG – The telco industry is continuing in its efforts to make its business ‘greener’.
During last week’s ‘Environment Week’, both Telus and Fido made announcements to highlight their commitment to social responsibility and the environment.
Telus made a donation to Tree Canada, a not-for-profit charitable organization established to encourage Canadians to plant and care for trees in urban and rural environments, on behalf of its customers and employees who opted for electronic billing, or who returned a mobile phone for recycling.
As part of its commitment to corporate social responsibility, Telus said that it offers…
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MONTREAL – Telus has named François Côté to the position of executive vice president and president of both Telus Québec and Telus Health Solutions, and Karen Radford as the president of Telus Business Solutions.
Based in Montreal, Côté will be responsible for expanding the BC-based company’s presence in Quebec, and advancing its national health care strategy through investment in innovative information, communications and technology applications, the announcement detailed.
Formerly president and CEO of Emergis, Côté was named president of Telus Health Solutions following the company’s acquisition by Telus in January, 2008.
Telus has more than 5,000 employees in Quebec,…
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TORONTO – Telus has been granted the exclusive Canadian license to host and operate Microsoft’s HealthVault platform for the development of a consumer-focused e-health service in Canada.
The service, to be called Telus Health Space, powered by Microsoft HealthVault, will allow Canadians to manage and store their personal health information and have access to applications like their personal health record, chronic disease management, pediatric care and wellness products.
"What was once thought impossible is now a reality,” said Francois Cote, president of Telus Health Solutions, in the announcement. “Canadians have been demanding the ability to manage their health electronically and soon…
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SAN JOSE, CA – Former Telus executive Aamir Hussain has been named Chief Technology Officer of Covad Communications, an American national provider of integrated voice and data communications.
Hussain brings more than 20 years of professional experience, most recently as Telus’ vice president of national planning, engineering and capital management, and will lead Covad’s combined broadband technology and network services team, effectively immediately.
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