PAKUA SHIPU, QC — Families and businesses in remote communities between Blanc-Sablon and Pakua Shipu on Quebec’s Lower North Shore now have access to wireless services and can browse the Internet at similar speeds to those available in urban areas, thanks to a joint investment of more than $23 million by the provincial and federal governments and Telus.
Quebec Minister of Energy and Natural Resources and Minister responsible for the Côte-Nord Region, Jonathan Julien, and members of the Innu community and Telus joined local representatives of the Lower North Shore in Pakua Shipu today to celebrate the availability of high-speed…
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TORONTO – The fact that ARPU is trending downwards and churn is rising among the big three wireless providers shows that facilities-based competition brought by the likes of Videotron, Freedom and Eastlink is working – and mandated MVNOs would be a bad move for Canada.
So says a report published this week by Scotiabank’s telecom analyst Jeff Fan.
“Quebecor has been a wireless facilities-based competitor in Quebec for a decade. Is that not sustainable enough? We estimate the company has now captured approximately 19% market share in the province, and, with its new Fizz brand, the momentum has actually accelerated. We…
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VANCOUVER — Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Telus is selling certified pre-owned phones at a discounted rate for a limited time on its website.
Backed by a one-year warranty from Telus, the certified pre-owned phones on offer have been refurbished, tested and inspected, to ensure 100% functionality, Telus says here. Cleaned and re-packaged to look like new, these pre-owned phones meet Telus’s high standards for physical condition, the company adds.
Telus says phone purchasers can save up to $360 on a pre-owned phone — this highest discount applies to the purchase of an iPhone Xs 64GB Certified…
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MONTREAL — Walmart Canada announced Wednesday it will use Telus Health’s pharmacy management solution, Ubik, for all of its Accès pharma locations throughout the province of Quebec.
The province-wide rollout is modernizing 68 franchised pharmacy locations and will allow patients in Quebec to access more clinical health services, while also enabling pharmacists to streamline operations management and collaborate digitally with other healthcare professionals within a connected healthcare ecosystem, Telus said in a company news release.
“Following an evaluation of our pharmacy management solution across Quebec, we came to the conclusion that Telus Health was the best partner to help us…
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VANCOUVER — The remote Indigenous community of Ahousaht, located off the west coast of Tofino on Vancouver Island, is getting high-speed wireless voice, text and Internet service for the first time, thanks to a $500,000 investment in a new cell site by Telus.
Telus said Tuesday in a news release that construction on the cell tower is nearing completion and the company anticipates the site will be live this December, providing residents and visitors in the area access to Telus’s 4G LTE network.
“We have been engaged with the community of Ahousaht First Nation for over a year to collaboratively…
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VANCOUVER – Telus was the last of the big telecoms to report their Q3 2019 results, and on Thursday reported consolidated adjusted EBITDA of $1.46 billion with revenues of $3.7 billion for the period ended September 30th a 2.6% increase over Q3 last year, excluding the gain on the sale of Telus Garden in 2018.
For the quarter, the company’s net income of $440 million marked a 1.6% decrease over the same period last year. EBITDA growth was primarily offset by higher depreciation and amortization due to growth in the company’s asset base, including from investments in broadband technologies and…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced today it has completed the previously announced $700 million acquisition of ADT Security Services Canada.
The company is one of Canada’s leading providers of security and automation solutions with more than 500,000 customers and over 1,000 employees in the country, all of whom Telus is bringing on board.
While the acquisition instantly makes Telus’ in home and business suite of security and automation products and services much more robust, “perhaps most critically, this acquisition supports the continued advancement of our consumer health strategy which includes helping Canadians, notably elderly citizens, enjoy their…
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Incumbents ask for two more months to file their R&V of the wholesale rates decision
GATINEAU – Following the August CRTC decision on final rates for aggregated wholesale high-speed internet access services (CRTC Telecom Order 2019-288), it was obvious by their collective reaction that the incumbent ISPs would challenge the decision, by any and all means necessary.
They went to the Federal Court of Appeal already and were granted a stay, as we reported, and the next step is to ask the CRTC to review, rescind or vary its own decision, as provided…
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TORONTO — BAI Communications today announced the appointment of Don Morrison (pictured) as the executive chairman of its Canadian operation, effective November 11, 2019.
The executive chairman role was created because BAI Communications Canada CEO Ken Ranger is relocating to London to become the chief operating officer for BAI Communications in the UK, the company explained in a news release on Tuesday. As CEO in Canada, Ranger led the team responsible for the rollout of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) cellular, IP and Wi-Fi network across the Toronto subway system. As executive chairman, Morrison will be driving the business,…
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Registration to close November 7th
NORTH BAY, ON – Canada’s first annual Rural and Remote Broadband Conference announced today the panel members who will engage with conference attendees in North Bay on November 12-14.
There are three excellent panels comprised of government, industry and First Nations leaders which will tackle a number of broadband’s most compelling challenges.
They are:
Government’s Role in Addressing the Challenges of the Rural Digital Divide.Developing government policy that supports Broadband development in non-urban regions. A conversation between government and private sector.
Panelists include Fausto Iannialice, director of broadband and digital strategy branch, Ministry of Infrastructure; Angela Lawrence, CCSA…
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