Dear Editor,
IN YOUR NEWS REPORT today you suggested Telus supported some form of fee for carriage in Quebec.
To be clear, we are categorically opposed to FFC under any circumstance and in any jurisdiction. We obviously agreed with vice-chair Arpin that the CRTC can develop different rules in Quebec to reflect regional differences, that is something which is provided for in the Broadcasting Act, but we still oppose FFC as a solution, regardless of any regional differences.
We recognize TQS is in serious difficulty. But FFC won’t fix its difficulties. The roots of its problems are deeper. As…
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GATINEAU – Telus Corp., a relatively new entrant into the broadcast distribution field with the IPTV service it launched in 2006, says it would prefer the regulatory status quo than a descent into a “rabbit hole of new regulations for problems which simply don’t exist”.
In a presentation before the CRTC’s hearings on broadcast distribution and specialty services Wednesday, Telus’ vice-president for wireless, broadband and content policy Michael Hennessy said he was concerned that “false assumptions” could persuade the Commission to add regulations when what the industry needs is space to flourish.
“The future has to be based on…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC will rule on Telus’ controversial network access fee tomorrow and Cartt.ca will have complete coverage of the decision.
The CRTC is reviewing the new fee Telus added to local phone bills after competitor Yak Communications filed a formal complaint last year. The commission has also received complaints from over 400 B.C. residents since the $2.95 charge was added to phone bills last November.
The monthly fee to access Telus’s long-distance network is charged to customers who haven’t signed up for long-distance calling plans with Telus or any of its competitors.
Customers are charged whether or…
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TORONTO – Telus and XM Canada announced today that Telus mobile radio is now offering more channels, and customizable options.
Telus mobile radio now offers Canadians access to real-time streaming satellite radio programming and delivers an extensive range of up to 50 channels and a dozen genres, commercial-free music, talk, entertainment and family-friendly radio programming that can be accessed by Telus clients anytime and anywhere.
"Satellite radio is rising in popularity everywhere and Telus is proud to offer its mobility clients the XM Satellite Radio service in real-time streaming," said David Neale, senior vice-president of product and services at…
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CALGARY – Telus Corp. is telling its customers not to give out personal information to people who call, and to hang up on them as a phone scam has emerged in British Columbia, Alberta and Alberta.
The scam involves someone calling who claims to work for Telus and offers a deal on a phone service. The scam artist asks for personal information, such as social insurance number, credit card number and Telus account numbers.
Telus warns that those customers who hand over the requested information could suffer identity theft or other fraud.
“Any legitimate Telus agent calling you will have…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced Saturday it will be giving Canada’s snowboarding team members a total of $50,000 for reaching the podium at World Cup events or other key events during the 2007-2008 snowboard season.
The money will be divided among Maelle Ricker (North Vancouver), Jasey-Jay Anderson (Mont Tremblant, QC), Drew Neilson ( North Vancouver), Rob Fagan, (Cranbrook, B.C.), Tom Velisek (Squamish, B.C.), Dominique Maltais (Montreal, QC), Derek Wintermans (Vancouver, B.C.), Mike Robertson (Canmore, AB), Ryan Hickey (North Bay, ON), Matt Morison (Burketon, ON), Brad Martin (Ancaster, ON), Jeff Batchelor (Oakville, ON), Crispin Lipscomb (Whistler, B.C.), Sarah Conrad (Halifax, NS),…
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VANCOUVER – TELUS announced on Thursday a proposed offering in Canada of $500 million worth of seven-year senior unsecured Notes.
The Notes will be sold through a syndicate of agents led by Scotia Capital Inc. and that includes RBC Capital Markets Inc., BMO Capital Markets, CIBC World Markets Inc., Desjardins Securities Inc. and HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc.
The Notes will mature on April 15, 2015. The interest rate and other terms will be determined through negotiation with the agents.
Telus said the money raised through the offering will be used “for general corporate purposes, including repaying amounts under the…
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TORONTO – Telus Corp. has launched a new low-cost, no-frills mobile service, called Koodo Mobile, that offers talk and text options.
Koodo Mobile’s cheapest plan costs $15 a month for 50 minutes at any time of the day, and 50 text messages. Voicemail, call display, and an unlimited text messaging cost $5 a month or $10 a month for all three.
A media release refers to the service as “fat-free mobility” because it doesn’t feature more bandwidth intensive features such as television, video calling and satellite radio. There is no activation fee and no fixed-term contract. Billing is per…
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VANCOUVER – With the completion of a final wireless installation on Mount Byang,
near Port Alice on northern Vancouver Island, most Telus cellphone customers in B.C.
and Alberta now have access to wireless high speed Internet service.
As a result of a three-year, $100 million investment program, Telus has installed
hardware at more than 1,100 cell sites in B.C. and Alberta, providing wireless service to
about 95 per cent of residents.
The company said they’ll now have access to the Internet at speeds approaching home
Internet service.
“Western Canadians can now enjoy access to wireless broadband Internet pretty much…
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VANCOUVER – Telus came to the rescue of several people awaiting organ transplants this weekend in British Columbia.
According to a story in The Globe and Mail, what with the Oscars going on, Hollywood types had claimed many of the corporate jets often hired to shuttle harvested organs to their needy recipients.
Click here to read the story of how Telus rode to the rescue.
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