VANCOUVER – Telus announced Wednesday evening it will buy Public Mobile.
“Following our review of strategic options for our organization, Telus stood out as the company most committed to strong customer service and innovation. We are confident this is the right decision for our customers, our company, our employees and our investors,” said Alek Krstajic, Public Mobile CEO, in a joint press release. “This transaction is the best option to guarantee continued quality service for our customers and to maximize the opportunity for our employees and investors.”
Pending approval from the Competition Bureau following today’s approval by Industry…
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CALGARY – Alberta Flood Aid’s concert held last August at McMahon Stadium in Calgary raised nearly $2.2 million for flood recovery after the devastating southern Alberta floods of June 2013.
Hosted by Brent Butt, the evening featured Canadian artists including Nickelback, Jann Arden, Randy Bachman, Tom Cochrane, Matthew Good, Colin James, Loverboy, Corb Lund, Johnny Reid, The Sadies, The Sheepdogs and Ian Tyson who donated their time and services to contribute to the effort. Telus funded the live, online broadcast of the concert for viewers across Canada free of charge.
"We couldn't have hoped for a more perfect evening or a…
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TORONTO – Don’t miss Telecom 2013, the annual telecom showcase and forum for telecom, IT, and contact centre managers.
Scheduled for October 29 – 30 at the Old Mill Toronto, the event offers a unique chance to meet and exchange with key industry suppliers and independent experts. The event is organized by Neotelis and industry partners include Bell, Avaya, HP, Microsoft, Cisco, Genesys, Rogers, Telus, and many others.
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HALIFAX – Telus will award grants of up to $5,000 each to select teachers in 16 Nova Scotia schools for new technology for learning in their classrooms through the $75,000 Telus Technology for Teachers Fund.
The Telus Technology for Teachers Fund is part of the company’s national Phones for Good campaign. For every new smartphone purchased in Nova Scotia between February 7 and August 7, 2013, Telus gave $25 to this fund, to a maximum of $75,000.
After receiving more than 100 applications, the Telus Atlantic Canada Community Board involved members of the education sector…
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INDUSTRY MINISTER JAMES MOORE likely caused a number of folks in the Canadian subscription TV business to choke on their turkey this Thanksgiving weekend.
In a few media interviews, Moore dropped a preview bomb of this Wednesday’s Throne Speech by saying the federal Conservative government will make it its business to micromanage sectors of the economy, beginning with dismantling the TV channel packaging practices of Canadian broadcasters and broadcast distribution undertakings. “We don’t think it’s right for Canadians to have to pay for bundled television channels that they don’t watch,” he told CTV’s Question Period in an interview broadcast Sunday…
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OTTAWA – There is no working market for domestic wholesale roaming in Canada, which has led to sky-high rates that injure competition, says Halifax-based cable and wireless company Eastlink. Conversely, Bell Mobility argues new entrants have the choice of three providers, all of which are girding for roaming business.
In comments to the CRTC’s investigation into domestic and international roaming, Eastlink says the incumbents’ wholesale domestic roaming rates are much higher than their retail rates and thus “are inherently commercially unreasonable.” It adds these rates “are a significant obstacle to new entrants’ ability to compete over…
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CALGARY – Telus is bringing the fun of karaoke right into its customers’ living rooms by adding Stingray Digital’s Karaoke Channel TV app to its Optik TV lineup.
All Optik TV customers may now access an on-demand library of more than 8,000 karaoke videos, with more songs added regularly. The easy-to-use interface allows browsing and searching using the TV remote control, and the app also offers an optional lead vocal track to help would-be stars hit those notes.
The Karaoke Channel TV App is free for three months for Optik TV subscribers effective immediately. Find the app by pressing the 'app' or…
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VANCOUVER – Telus has launched a new program aimed at helping Canadians develop safer online habits.
The Telus WISE (Wise Internet and Smartphone Education) program offers free seminars and online resources in two parts – one aimed at adults interested in keeping themselves and their families safe; and the second tailored to appeal directly to youth.
The program for parents and adults, known as Telus WISE, includes seminars about the common pitfalls of cyberspace and how to better protect personal information from predators and malware; a library of online educational resources for parents about what choices children might be making online,…
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OTTAWA – C’mon kids, grab those old mobile devices: the Recycle My Cell student challenge is back for a fourth year.
As the national sponsor of Waste Reduction Week in Canada (October 21-27), Recycle My Cell is challenging all Canadian schools and post-secondary institutions to recycle as many old wireless devices as possible, including cell phones, smartphones, wireless PDAs, pagers, accessories and cell phone batteries.
The school in each province and territory that collects the most cell phones (based on school population) will be awarded $500 to be used towards a school environmental project. Last year, more than…
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WHILE THE CANADIAN WIRELESS world and the politicians who oversee it spent the dog days of summer 2013 barking at each other over policies they said were either wrecking the business or boosting competition (depending on your point of view) one player, Halifax-based Eastlink, remained largely silent.
While Eastlink is a big deal in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island especially, and does daily battle down East with Bell Aliant, CEO, Lee Bragg told Cartt.ca in a recent interview that adding his own voice to that cacophony would have accomplished little. And besides, even though he can’t side with government…
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