TORONTO – Maria Hale has joined Telus as vice-president, content, consumer group.
Most in the industry will remember her for her eight years at CHUM Ltd. in various broadcasting and new media roles. Her final job there was as vice-president, content business development.
She left that company just last month as the CTVglobemedia purchase of CHUM was finalized. At CHUM, she was the driving force behind the company’s brands’ push into integrated multiplatform content.
As vice-president, content, Hale will focus on acquiring and managing content featured across Telus TV, broadband and mobile service platforms,…
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VANCOUVER – Telus Corporation president and CEO Darren Entwistle has put to rest rumours the company is still considering throwing its hat in the ring to buy BCE.
“After a thorough assessment of the opportunity and based on multiple factors, we are confirming today that Telus does not intend to submit a competing offer to acquire BCE. We believe that TELUS on a stand-alone basis with its strong growth oriented asset mix and investment grade financial strength will continue to create significant future value for investors,” Entwistle said in a news release announcing company losses in the most recent…
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MONTREAL – Telus has brought its faster wireless speeds to Quebec, including more than a dozen cities such as Granby, Laval, Mont-Tremblant, Quebec City, Rimouski, Saguenay and Sherbrooke.
Building upon the EVDO network launched in late 2005, Telus has upgraded to EVDO Rev A service in the province, making it even faster for clients to "access data at broadband-like speeds while on-the-go," says the press release.
The speed improvement is part of Telus’ more than $100 million investment in delivering its clients access to EVDO.
The EVDO Rev A upgrade enables clients to experience upload speeds that are seven…
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CALGARY and VANCOUVER – Telus has increased the speed of its EVDO (Evolution Data Optimized) wireless network throughout more than 50 cities in Alberta and British Columbia, including Edmonton, Calgary, Fort McMurray, Lethbridge, Grande Prairie, Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna and Whistler.
Building on its EVDO network launched in late 2005, Telus has upgraded to the next generation EVDO Rev A service in the provinces, which provides faster speeds for clients needing connectivity on the go.
The speed improvement is part of Telus’ more than $100 million investment in delivering its clients access to EVDO.
"In today’s fast-paced information society, Canadians…
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VANCOUVER – The Telecommunications Workers Union held a press conference in Vancouver today decrying Telus’ moves to outsource jobs overseas.
Saying it’s "alarmed at the ongoing loss of hundreds of Canadian jobs to the Philippines and other overseas locations," the union also tried to raise the anxiety level of Telus customers by adding it has "grave concerns about customer privacy issues based on the fact that workers outside Canadian jurisdiction are accessing customer records.
On June 18, Telus shipped forty more Canadian jobs to Manila, says the union. "By year’s end, 200 Filipino workers will be fielding calls from…
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TORONTO – Telus will be the telecom services provider for the Department of National Defense, signing a $213 million five-year deal with the Department of Public Works and Government Services.
“Telus is honoured to partner with the Department of National Defence to support the innovative delivery of best-in-class secure communications with leading Internet Protocol technology,” said Darren Entwistle, Telus president and CEO, in the press release.
“This contract in support of Canada’s Department of National Defence is another step forward in the continued advancement of Telus’ national growth strategy that was initiated in 2000.”
Telus will provide managed telecommunications…
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VANCOUVER – Telus has decided not to try and buy Bell Canada after all right now – and it will re-revise its official opinion on the advanced wireless spectrum auction.
After less than a week of angst and speculation and polls and Telus CEO Darren Entwistle attempting to sell such a merger to the country as a "Canadian strategy" the company announced this morning that it has elected not to submit an offer to acquire BCE by the 9 a.m. deadline this morning.
"The inadequacies of BCE’s bid process did not make it possible for Telus to…
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VANCOUVER – Telus has decided not to try and buy Bell Canada after all.
After less than a week of angst and speculation and polls and Telus CEO Darren Entwistle attempting to sell such a merger to the country as a "Canadian strategy" the company announced this morning that it has elected not to submit an offer to acquire BCE.
"The inadequacies of BCE’s bid process did not make it possible for Telus to submit an offer," says a company press release this morning.
No word on whether or not Telus will now revert back to its…
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VANCOUVER – TELUS confirmed Thursday it has entered into a mutual non-disclosure and standstill agreement and non-exclusive discussions with BCE about merging.
“TELUS believes the combination of the two businesses would represent a compelling strategic and financial opportunity for all BCE and TELUS stakeholders. It would be an all Canadian solution for both immediate and long-term value creation, whilst ensuring a vibrant player continues in this increasingly competitive industry,” said TELUS President and CEO Darren Entwistle. “TELUS has a unique opportunity to create a truly national Canadian enterprise with the requisite balance sheet strength as well as scale and…
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MONTREAL – Add Telus to the list of those taking a peek inside the BCE data room, looking to buy the company.
But this announcement goes a bit of a step farther than the previous announcements made by firms looking to take the big telco private.
Wednesday evening, the strategic oversight committee of the BCE board of directors announced that Telus "has entered into discussions to explore the possibility of a business combination with the company. BCE and Telus have entered into a mutual non-disclosure and standstill agreement on a non-exclusive basis," reads the press release.
"The company had previously…
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