TORONTO – While firmly believing the protection of content creators’ rights is vital to the future growth of Canada’s Internet economy, Telus does not support the idea that ISPs should be responsible for any copyright infringement that occurs on their networks.
“I do believe we can’t create a really serious Internet economy around things like digital music and entertainment without better ways to protect rights holders,” said Michael Hennessy, vice-president of wireless, broadband and content policy for Telus.
“It’s just we don’t want to have that responsibility thrust on us in a way that we end up in the…
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QUEBEC CITY – Telus said today it will retrofit the legacy building located at 300 St-Paul St. West in Quebec City according to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver standard.
“The site will become a state-of-the-art eco-friendly building that will bring together hundreds of Telus’ Quebec City-based employees, currently working from a number of locations across the city. The new Telus office will be a building that is good for the environment, celebrates innovation and inspires business growth in the community,” says the press release.
"Today’s unveiling is a tangible demonstration of Telus’ determination to deepen…
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VANCOUVER and MONTREAL – Canada’s two biggest telcos put out separate press releases today touting their impending wireless network upgrades to HSPA and eventually LTE, but buried within them both, Telus and Bell say they’ll be working together on the upgrade, expected to cost in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Telus was finally mentioned in the ninth paragraph of the Bell release and Bell in the eighth paragraph of the Telus release. They’ve jointly selected Nokia Networks and Huawei as their primary technology suppliers.
Both of the telcos currently offer mobile services over their CDMA/EVDO networks, which work…
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MONTREAL – TELUS and the Quebec government have partnered on a $1.6 million training program and on the creation of 149 new jobs in the telco’s Quebec technical support team.
Nearly $405,000 of the training money will come from the provincial government’s Emploi-Québec, it was announced Thursday.
TELUS said it’s investing in superior quality technical support as the smartphone becomes increasingly popular. The wide array of phones and the diverse functions they offer call for advanced technical skills and specialized training for technicians to assist customers quickly and easily, TELUS said in a media release.
“By supporting TELUS in…
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TORONTO – TELUS on Thursday launching a business centre offering communications solutions to local firms at the Toronto Board of Trade.
Called the TELUS Business Centre, the facility includes work stations, thin-client computers, printing facilities, private meeting spaces, access to video and audio conferencing, GPS and visual voice mail.
Businesses can use the centre to extend partnerships, connect with colleagues in different cities and meet new clients.
“TELUS’ partnership with the Toronto Board of Trade was a natural fit as we both share the same goal – to help promote small business growth in Canada,” said Dan Golberg, vice-president,…
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MONTREAL – TELUS on Wednesday announced it was investing $33 million in an eco-friendly IT data centre in Laval. The facility will be an Uptime Institute Tier III certified Internet data centre that will be designed according to the Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) standard.
The centre will house extremely powerful computer services with redundant power, cooling and security systems.
TELUS currently operates eight data centres across Canada, which are connected to the company’s national Internet protocol (IP) network.
“Our customers, whether they serve the health, financial or transportation sector, rely on TELUS’ leading IT team to…
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RIMOUSKI – A strong majority of the members of the Syndicat des agents de maîtrise de Telus (SAMT) have voted to accept the Memorandum of Agreement reached with Telus management on July 4, 2008, as recommended by the negotiating committee.
The SAMT covers more than 500 people employed in professional and supervisory positions working in the Lower Saint Lawrence, the Gaspé, Montreal, Quebec, Sainte-Marie, Saint-Georges, Baie-Comeau and Sept-Iles regions.
"The new collective agreement accepted by Telus professionals and supervisors affirms our commitment to our team and to our clients, while reflecting the reality of today’s dynamic telecommunications environment," said…
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VANCOUVER – The city of Vancouver has awarded Telus a contract to provide the city’s new IP telephony system and contact centre suite.
Through the $7 million deal, Telus will supply, install and support the Vancouver’s new IP telephony system and contact centre suite, which will in turn support 200 City sites including City Hall, the 311 contact centre, the Vancouver Police Department, the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Department, the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and the Vancouver Public Library.
Telus’ contact centre solutions will route calls for the city of Vancouver’s new 311 contact centre, to be…
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TORONTO – A new multiplatform advertising deal between national telco Telus and Discovery channel will weave the telecom firm’s brand into all iterations of the specialty service’s newest series, Cash Cab.
Premiering today and Friday on Discovery HD, Cash Cab is modeled on the worldwide hit format of the same name where passengers/contestants in a specially designed taxi are offered the chance to win money by answering a series of trivia questions on the way to their destination.
Since the original series premiered in the U.K. in 2005, it has become an international hit. In June, Cash Cab (U.S.)…
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OTTAWA – Telus team members and Atlantic Canada community leaders will collaborate to donate $250,000 to local charities each year on Telus’ behalf through the Telus Atlantic Canada Community Board. General Rick Hillier will be the chairman of the board, working with Telus and the board members to develop a charitable giving and community program in Atlantic Canada. His external strategic advisory position is effective September 1.
"We are looking to the Telus Atlantic Canada community board for local insight, knowledge and inspiration," said Darren Entwistle, Telus president and CEO. "It is an honour to welcome General Hillier to…
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