VANCOUVER – Telus TV has activated its pay-per-view service Friday, adding movies, sports and other events to its digital TV lineup.
Telus TV pay-per-view offers access to a wide variety of sporting and entertainment special events including live NHL hockey games starting at $11.95 and WWE events starting at $39.95.
Telus TV is a 100% digital television service, delivered over Telus’ DSL network, which allows subscribers to customize their entertainment experience, selecting from 200-plus digital channels. Clients can personalize their viewing with flexible channel packaging and the choice of over a dozen theme packs – like sports, news, arts,…
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VANCOUVER – While Telus expects to add about the same number of new wireless and Internet customers in 2007 as it did in 2006, additional services means more revenue in the next 12 months.
"Telus’ 2007 targets build on the financial success experienced in 2006. Telus expects to meet or exceed the 2006 consolidated targets set a year ago for revenue, earnings and cash flow," said Robert McFarlane, executive vice president and CFO, in a press release.
Telus plans to add about 550,000 wireless customers through next year for a 12% to 13% revenue increase (up to $4.375 billion)…
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VANCOUVER – Wireless high speed roaming to more than 230 U.S. cities is now available to Telus mobile customers.
The announcement enables clients to access high-speed mobile Internet (and their e-mails or multimedia content) in more U.S. cities than offered by any other Canadian wireless carrier, says a press release.
With typical download speeds of approximately 400 to 700 kilobits per second, and maximum possible speeds of more than two megabits per second, Telus Wireless High Speed service offers clients the speed they need for mobile computing and SPARK mobile entertainment applications like mobile TV and radio, or Telus…
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VANCOUVER – As expected, Telus said that it will not proceed with its conversion to an income trust.
The company made the announcement after the close of trading on Friday saying, "in light of the federal Minister of Finance’s announcement on October 31, 2006 of a new tax plan that would increase the level of taxation on income trusts, Telus has re-evaluated the company’s proposal announced on September 11, 2006 to reorganize in its entirety into an income trust," says the press release.
"Telus management and board of directors believe that it is no longer in the best…
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VANCOUVER – Mobile broadband capabilities on select Dell Latitude and XPS notebooks and Precision mobile workstations will enable the units to access the Internet over the Telus wireless high speed (EVDO) service thanks to an exclusive agreement announced today by the two companies.
Telus’ Wireless High Speed service enables the user to access the Internet and their corporate or home networks on the go, with the right gear. Telus Wireless High Speed service provides typical download speeds of approximately 400 to 700 kilobits per second, and maximum possible speeds of more than 2 megabits per second.
"This offering greatly expands…
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VANCOUVER – Telus wireless customers can now satisfy their hunger for music with unlimited downloads from Telus Mobile Music.
With a TMM subscription, clients can get all the music they want, from hundreds of thousands of hot downloadable music tracks spanning a wide variety of genres from the world’s biggest music labels, such as EMI Music Canada, Sony BMG Music (Canada), Universal Music Canada and Warner Music Group. Telus is the first wireless company in North America to offer such a service.
"We have seen enormous success with Telus Mobile Music as a pay-per-use service, and a clear indication…
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VANCOUVER – While still reeling from this week’s income trust announcement from the Federal government that would seem to put the kibosh on Telus’ previously announced conversion plans, the company reported solid third quarter results on Friday.
The company reported a 7% increase in revenue compared to a year ago to $2.2 billion "due to continued strong wireless and data growth," says the quarterly release. EBITDA increased 13% to $952.4 million for the quarter ended September 30th.
Operating income came in at $569.1 million, a jump of 32.2% while net income rose 68.1% to $319.6 million. Free cash flow,…
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VANCOUVER – Bollywood content, news, cricket updates, entertainment and cultural information direct from South Asia are now options on Telus mobile phones.
The Canadian telco and Reliance Communications, India’s largest integrated telecom service provider, says the press release, today announced Apna Des, a mobile phone based content site is now available to Telus wireless customers.
"Apna Des offers Telus clients a complete South Asian mobile experience that brings together the best of Bollywood and the latest updates on news and cricket, while respecting the region’s incredible cultural depth," said Robert Blumenthal, Telus senior vice-president of products and services, in…
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VANCOUVER – Last week Telus turned on the first five of seven new cellular sites which are providing voice and data service to a 25 kilometre stretch of Highway 1 between Revelstoke and Golden, B.C. known as Rogers Pass. The remaining two sites are planned for later in the year.
The $7 million project is part of the company’s ongoing investment to improve existing cell service along the highway and throughout British Columbia’s interior.
“We recognize cellular service along this corridor is particularly important for people living in the area and travellers, and are doing what we can to…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced this week it will invest $800,000 to launch mobile phone service to four small coastal B.C. communities in the coming months.
The company is upgrading existing central switching offices with state-of-the-art cellular network and transmission equipment in Port Edward, Hartley Bay, Klemtu, and Oona River. The sites will provide PCS cellular and wireless data services such as text messaging and Internet access to each community. Similar upgrades were just completed to bring mobile phone service to the Queen Charlotte Islands, Bella Bella, and Bella Coola.
“By adding cellular network equipment to existing Telus landline sites…
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