TORONTO – Telus Friendly Future Foundation on Wednesday is officially announcing the launch of its new $50-million Telus Student Bursary fund, which it says is the largest bursary fund in Canada.
The fund has been created through a $25-million endowment gift from Telus, along with an additional $25-million commitment in fundraising from Telus Friendly Future Foundation. It is intended to support students facing financial barriers impacting their ability to enroll in or continue their post-secondary education.
Telus Student Bursaries will be awarded annually to youth between the ages of 17 and 29 who have been…
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By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – Telus is accusing the CRTC of deviating from precedent when it argues that spectrum sale and leasing revenues count toward the telecoms’ total operating revenues for the purposes of calculating what fees are owed to the commission.
The Vancouver-based telecom argued in a submission Thursday that those revenues have traditionally not been filed under total operating revenues when using the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for financial reporting, which has been used by the CRTC to calculate contributions owed to the commission.
Telus was backing a point made by mobile satellite and cell services provider TerreStar, which…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced Monday it is introducing a new tier of PureFibre X home Internet service in Alberta and British Columbia, providing symmetrical upload and download speeds of 3 Gbps.
“PureFibre X 3.0 gigabit Internet marks a substantial leap in the next generation of Internet technology,” reads a Telus press release. “Telus is the only 100 per cent fibre-to-the-home in Western Canada, with the ability to seamlessly increase bandwidth and capacity to deliver unparalleled speeds to PureFibre customers.”
The Telus PureFibre X 3.0 gigabit Internet service, starting from $115 per month…
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CALGARY and OTTAWA – Telus Communications today announced the expansion of its community boards in Calgary and Edmonton, as well as three of its Ontario community boards.
“Leveraging a unique model of philanthropy, the Telus Community Boards bring together local business and community leaders, empowering them to make decisions on where Telus’ charitable funding will make the most meaningful difference in their own communities,” explains a Telus press release.
The two Alberta community boards are formally changing their names to Telus Calgary and Southern Alberta Community Board and Telus Edmonton and Northern Alberta Community Board….
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced Monday it has made a commitment of $5 million in cash donations and in-kind contributions to local B.C. charities and organizations supporting wildfire relief efforts across British Columbia.
Telus’s donation — made in partnership with Telus Friendly Future Foundation, Telus Indigenous Communities Fund, Telus Agriculture and Consumer Goods, and Telus Health — will support several organizations, including the Canadian Red Cross, Salvation Army British Columbia Division, BC SPCA, Mamas for Mamas, BC Cattlemen’s Association, and local food banks, a press release says.
“Our Telus team is devastated by the widespread wildfires that…
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By Ahmad Hathout
TORONTO – Rogers is asking Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice to force Telus to continue fulfilling its obligations under existing wireless roaming terms with the cable company while the two competitors wrangle over terms of a proposed agreement.
Rogers is alleging in the August 14 filing that Telus is threatening to cease providing certain wireless services to it as a result of a dispute “over a particular term” in a proposed bilateral wireless agreement that is before arbitration. The particulars of the commercial dispute are not outlined in the complaint.
“TELUS has threatened to terminate Rogers’ access to certain…
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Large cuts hark back to time Telus threatened 5,000 cuts during wireless review
By Ahmad Hathout
Telus announced Friday it is cutting 6,000 jobs across its telecom and information technology business, which president and CEO Darren Entwistle partly attributed to getting ahead of regulatory changes.
The job losses are split across Telus and its IT business Telus International, with losses of 4,000 at the former and 2,000 at the latter.
“It is with heavy heart that we are seeking to reduce 6,000 staff positions across our global footprint,” Telus said in its second-quarter results release, adding it is also “offering early retirement and…
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CALGARY – Telus Communications announced Wednesday the launch of HomePro, a new à la carte and subscription service that provides customers with access to in-person and 24/7 online tech experts to support almost every connected device in their home, according to a press release.
Telus says it has partnered with tech care company Asurion “to provide customers with device protection coverage and online support for everything from device setup, installation, troubleshooting and more.”
HomePro offers two monthly subscription plans: the HomePro Starter plan for $15 per month, which provides customers with 24/7 virtual (chat or phone) access…
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VANCOUVER – Telus on Monday announced it is now the official Canadian breach response provider for consumer cybersecurity brand Norton, delivering support to employees and customers of businesses affected by data breaches.
As part of the announcement, Telus is launching Telus Online Security powered by Norton, available in two premium plans for businesses — Guardian and Guardian Plus — which provide identity theft protection, credit monitoring and dark web monitoring.
“As cybercrime rates rise and the demand for solutions increases, Telus Online Security goes beyond standalone identity monitoring services in the market…
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VANCOUVER – Telus said Tuesday it is accelerating deployment of its Smart Building technologies across Canada in an effort to support net-zero carbon emissions for businesses, including companies such as Arlington Street Investments and clothing company H&M.
Residential, commercial and public buildings account for 13 per cent of Canada’s direct greenhouse gas emissions, according to a 2022 discussion paper from Natural Resources Canada (NRC), cited in a Telus press release. The same NRC paper says 78 per cent of operational building emissions come from space and water heating equipment that burns fossil fuels, Telus notes.
“The…
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