VANCOUVER – Telus announced Monday it has applied for local phone service deregulation in Calgary, Victoria, and Rimouski. These applications follow similar filings for Vancouver and Edmonton last Wednesday. The company intends to file additional applications for deregulation in the near future.
Telus’ application to the CRTC follows the April 4 announcement by Industry Minister Maxime Bernier that telecommunications companies can apply for relaxation of local phone service regulations in communities where significant competition exists.
“Local service deregulation in Calgary, Victoria and Rimouski will bring the full benefits of competition to these cities,” said Janet Yale, Telus executive vice-president…
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VANCOUVER – Telus turned on a new cell tower providing digital cellular service to Klemtu last week.
The $250,000 tower covers most of the B.C. community as well as extending out into Queen Charlotte Sound.
“This service is important not only for residents of Klemtu, but for boaters travelling through the area," said Shaun Greffard, Telus general manager for Interior North.
The addition is part of the company’s continued rollout of cellular service across B.C. The Klemtu project follows recent connections on the Queen Charlotte Islands, Bella Bella, and Bella Coola, as well as a $500,000 investment enhancing cellular…
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HALIFAX and VANCOUVER – Two releases within an hour of each other early Wednesday evening, one from western telco Telus and eastern incumbent Bell Aliant, say the companies have filed for local forbearance in some major metropolitan centres.
While Telus has asked for Vancouver and Edmonton, Aliant has filed for deregulation in Halifax and its surrounding regions of Hubbards, Ketch Harbour, Musquodoboit Harbour, Prospect Road, Sackville, St. Margarets, Waverley and French Village.
Aliant has asked for deregulation in Halifax, where the local cable operator has taken in excess of 35% market share, before, only to be rebuffed by the…
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VANCOUVER – Vancouver-based Broadbandtv (BBTV) has inked a deal to provide on-demand television and movie content to Telus Corp for its IPTV service, Telus TV, and its other distribution services, including cell phones.
Shows to be provided include The Hollywood Reporter, which covers the latest in entertainment news.
“Broadbandtv’s proven ability to deliver compelling content on demand is a powerful partner to Telus TV’s continuing growth,” said Telus VP of content Fred Di Blasio. “Their service will bring our customers popular programming on-demand, so they can choose when to watch it rather than having to tune into their program…
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VANCOUVER – Telus Corp. will plant a tree for every wireless customer who signs up for online billing and cancels their paper bill, and for anyone who comes into a Telus store or authorized dealer before May 30 with the company’s weekend newspaper insert.
Telus customers can sign up for online billing by logging on to mytelusmobility.com, and can keep track of the trees being planted at telusmobility.com/tree.
The campaign is being carried out in conjunction with the non-profit charitable organization Tree Canada, which will ensure native and non-invasive tree species are planted.
“Telus is challenging our individual customers…
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VANCOUVER – After a storm of negative publicity largely concentrated out west, Telus has decided to shelve its pay-per-view mobile adult content service.
Since its January 8th launch (which was first reported by Cartt.ca) the company signed on thousands of customers who downloaded adult photos and videos for $3 to $4 each. The service was an age-verified one so that no children could access the content, which was limited to nudity. No sex acts were shown.
But, the company also fielded several hundred complaints and faced the wrath of the Vancouver Catholic Diocese which threatened to cut off…
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VANCOUVER – Fourth quarter revenue jumped 8% to $2.25 billion at Telus compared to Q4 2005, the company said today.
Thanks to strong wireless and data growth, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased 20%, too, aided by the absence of expenses from the labour disruption in the fourth quarter of 2005.
Telus achieved or exceeded four of five consolidated financial 2006 targets set more than a year ago, reports the western telco. "This result was largely driven by the national wireless business and wireline data growth, which included our non-incumbent operations in central Canada. The 2006…
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OTTAWA – In a letter to the editor of the Ottawa Citizen newspaper, Telus vice-president, wireless, broadband and content policy, Michael Hennessy, called out Quebecor for what he sees as a double standard.
As a member of the Canadian wireless industry, past president of the Canadian Cable Telecommunications Association and an ex-director of the Canadian Television Fund, Hennessy said he was "both shocked and troubled," about decisions made by Shaw and Videotron to withhold their CRTC-mandated contributions to the Canadian Television Fund.
"While it is disturbing that such unilateral action could jeopardize thousands of jobs and scores of projects…
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TORONTO – Telus has signed a five-year, multi-million dollar contract with Best Buy Canada Ltd., one of the country’s fastest growing entertainment and technology retailers, to connect all of its stores across Canada with a private IP network, winning the business away from incumbent Allstream.
Specific financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“Our guiding principle is to develop and provide the best shopping experience,” said Brian Martin, CTO for Best Buy Canada (the company also owns Future Shop). “To maximize the opportunities the digital age affords us, we need a foundation that supports our guiding principle and…
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VANCOUVER – The Better Business Bureau of Mainland B.C. (BBB) and Telus are teaming up to warn B.C. residents about a local telephone scam where an automated caller promises the recipient a free vacation if they dial ‘9.’
“This is a scam,” said BBB president Lynda Pasacreta in a press release. “If you receive a call from someone trying to convince you to dial ‘9’ for any reason, hang up. For that matter, any call from someone claiming you have won a prize in a contest you don’t remember entering is a scam. If it seems too good to…
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