MONTREAL — To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the MTelus live performance venue, Telus will present a free concert on Thursday, Nov. 3, featuring Quebec artists Ariane Moffatt, Valaire, FouKi, Naomi, Les Louanges, Mike Clay and Marilyne Léonard, the company announced today.
Telus will donate $5 for each person attending the concert to LOVE (Québec), “a Montreal-based organization that helps over 800 youth each year to develop their full potential through a variety of workshops, such as the media arts workshop that channels and transforms difficult emotions into creative projects,” explains a press release.
“True to our philosophy to…
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WINDSOR, Ont. — Telus announced today it has been selected by the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association of Canada (APMA) as the exclusive provider of 5G connectivity for the all-Canadian zero-emission concept vehicle Project Arrow.
Described in a Telus email announcement as “Canada’s first fully electric, zero emission vehicle designed, engineered and built in Canada, by Canadians, with Canadian suppliers,” the Project Arrow prototype (right) was unveiled during APMA’s annual conference held today in Windsor, Ont.
“The concept vehicle will be taken on tour across North America beginning in 2023 to showcase the…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Business announced today the launch of ShopWithOwners.ca, a new online platform designed to support entrepreneurs and to help connect Canadians to local businesses.
Some of the small businesses featured on the site include past recipients of funding and advertising support from Telus’ #StandWithOwners program.
“This platform will help support business owners across the country with gaining exposure to customers looking for local finds and gifts during the holiday season,” a press release reads.
“Canadians will be able to search by location, keywords and categories to discover exceptional small businesses they can easily support within their community. Visitors…
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OTTAWA – Telus may have to wait until the beginning of December for a decision from the CRTC on its application to amend its general tariff so it can start charging customers a 1.5% credit card processing fee, according to a letter the Commission sent the company last week.
The letter notes the CRTC’s staff are still working on the application and as such, a decision will not be possible within the timeframe initially given (45 business days). The Commission is now saying it will issue a decision within 120 calendar days of Aug. 8, the date of…
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SEATTLE — Telus was the fastest mobile operator among Canada’s national providers in Q3 2022, and Rogers was the fastest fixed broadband service provider in the country during the same quarter, according to the latest report from Seattle-based broadband and mobile network testing company Ookla.
The report, released today, says Telus achieved a median mobile download speed of 76.03 Mbps (please see the chart above) during Q3 2022. The median download speeds for Canada’s other two national mobile providers, Bell and Rogers, were 73.3 Mbps and 59.86 Mbps respectively, according to the report.
Rogers achieved the fastest median upload speed for…
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VANCOUVER — In partnership with the not-for-profit environmental organization Circular Innovation Council, Telus announced today it is sponsoring Canada’s first-ever Circular Economy Month in October.
Circular Economy Month is “an awareness campaign that focuses on the importance of waste reduction and recycling,” says a Telus press release.
Telus is encouraging Canadians to “repair, recycle or upcycle” their old phones or tablets, “helping to contribute towards the circular economy by prolonging their device’s lifespan, reducing electronic waste and keeping them out of landfills,” the release reads.
Canadians can participate in the circular economy by bringing their broken devices to one of Telus’…
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Telus Sports app now available to download free
VANCOUVER – Mediapro Canada announced yesterday it has partnered with immersive live sports streaming startup YBVR and Telus to pilot a fully-immersive sports metaverse service.
“Beginning with OneSoccer and the Canadian Premier League (CPL), the TELUS Sports app brings Canadian soccer fans access to unique features allowing them to choose, in real time, between up to eight different camera angles, across multiple devices and from multiple viewers to offer the most immersive soccer viewing experience in the comfort of their home or on-the-go,” a press release explains.
The Telus Sports app is free…
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REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF PEEL – Telus and Peel Regional Police Service (PRP) announced today they have signed a memorandum of understanding “to advance 5G innovation and deploy technologies that will keep our communities safe,” a Telus press release says.
“This association will support mission critical communications, protect the well-being of communities and connect first responders quickly and efficiently with members of the public in emergency situations,” the release explains.
The collaboration between the two organizations will begin immediately “with the goal of connecting individuals in crisis with virtual mental health services and equipping first responders with improved multimedia tools and real-time…
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Palo Alto Networks Inc. announced today it has been selected by Telus to assist with securing the carrier’s 5G network and IoT infrastructure.
Telus “will leverage Palo Alto Networks’ hardware and software firewalls to protect high-capacity network interfaces across its 5G stand-alone core and internet perimeter as well as to provide security to its IoT customers,” a press release reads.
Palo Alto Networks “will leverage its Zero Trust approach, a security framework that is rigorously applied through to the full ecosystem of controls — network, endpoint, cloud, application, IoT, identity and more — and that many organizations…
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RIMOUSKI, Que. — Telus announced today it is celebrating the tenth anniversary of maCommunauté, a local channel on Optik TV that showcases the eastern Quebec communities of Rimouski, the Gaspé Peninsula, Saint-Georges, Sainte-Marie, Montmagny, Baie-Comeau, Sept-Îles and surrounding communities.
“Since maCommunauté’s launch in 2012, $10 million has been invested in producing original shows locally by creators from different regions of eastern Quebec,” says a Telus press release.
“With content covering sports and cultural events, stories about prominent figures from different regions of Quebec, brief video segments on health and the outdoors, and shows on local issues, Quebec communities and their interests…
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