VANCOUVER — Telus today announced the launch of its Internet for Good for Seniors program, which provides low-income seniors in British Columbia and Alberta receiving the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) with access to Internet service starting at $9.95 a month.
Eligible seniors can choose between two plans: Internet 25 with speeds up to 25 Mbps for $9.95 per month, or Internet 50 with speeds up to 50 Mbps for $19.95 per month. Both plans provide unlimited data.
Internet for Good for Seniors is an expansion of Telus’s Internet for Good program, which was first launched in 2016 and is currently available…
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VANCOUVER – Telus announced today its 5G network now reaches 70% of the Canadian population in 744 urban and rural communities.
This is 129 communities more than originally planned for the year, according to a press release.
The breakdown of the 744 communities includes 202 communities in British Columbia, 245 in Quebec, 151 in Alberta, 14 in Manitoba, 105 in Ontario and 27 in Atlantic Canada.
“The increased connectivity, ultrafast speeds and responsiveness of this unprecedented technology offer a leap in capabilities over 4G networks,” the release says.
“5G is unleashing human productivity and contributing to improved health and educational outcomes, supporting environmental…
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TORONTO — Telus Health announced today the launch of its new digital Virtual Pharmacy service, which the company says helps improve patients’ medication management by allowing them to set up automatic refill reminders for prescription medications that are shipped directly to their home.
In addition, the service “allows users to have unlimited one-on-one video and phone consultations with pharmacists from the comfort of their home, while also providing them with tools to keep track of their family’s medications through the service’s online dashboard,” a Telus Health press release says.
“As people’s lives continue to get busier, we need to focus on…
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TORONTO and SAN FRANCISCO – Last week, agriculture businesses Full Harvest and Ukko Agro each announced investments by Telus Ventures.
Full Harvest, a San Francisco-based produce business-to-business marketplace that specializes in surplus and imperfect produce, announced it closed a $23 million Series B round of growth financing, which was led by Telus Ventures.
“Working with some of the largest food and beverage companies (Danone North America, Health-Ade), processors (SVZ) and growers (Tanimura & Antle, Church Brothers, Deardorff Farms), Full Harvest reduces produce sourcing headaches and food waste by moving the produce supply chain online – allowing buyers to purchase more sustainable…
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LLOYDMINSTER, Alta., SALMO, BC and GOLDEN, BC – Telus announced yesterday its 5G network is now available to those in Lloydminster, Alberta and Salmo and Golden, British Columbia.
This is part of Telus’s $14.5 billion investment in Alberta and $13 billion investment in B.C. through 2024, according to the press releases for the Lloydminster, Salmo and Golden expansions.
The press releases indicate 67% of Canadians have access to Telus’s 5G network right now and that the company is on track to provide 5G to 70% of Canadians by the end of the year.
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KELOWNA and REVELSTOKE – Telus announced yesterday it has expanded its 5G network in British Columbia to Kelowna and Revelstoke.
Local residents and businesses can now access the company’s “lighting fast 5G network, which will contribute to improved health and educational outcomes for British Columbians, in addition to enabling an entrepreneurial spirit and unleashing human productivity,” the press releases announcing the expansion in each city say. (The Kelowna press release can be found here, and the Revelstoke press release can be found here.)
The network expansions are part of Telus’s $13 billion investment in B.C. through 2024.
Telus is currently…
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VANCOUVER and MARKHAM, Ont. — Telus and IBM Canada announced today they are deploying a Canada-wide 5G edge computing platform “to enable enterprises across multiple industries to accelerate innovative solutions that deliver new value to their clients and operations,” says a press release.
“Telus’ 5G edge computing platform, deployed as a Hybrid Multi-Cloud environment paired with IBM Cloud Satellite, extends secure and open cloud services to the edge of the network, helping customers improve business performance and customer experience while meeting critical data security and sovereignty requirements,” explains the release.
“By harnessing the power of 5G to increase bandwidth and…
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VANCOUVER and TORONTO — Telus Corporation announced today the sale of its financial solutions business to Dye & Durham, a Toronto-based provider of cloud-based software and technology solutions for the legal community, business professionals, governments and financial institutions.
The transaction, which closed today, is valued at $500 million, according to a Telus press release.
Net proceeds from the transaction “will be used to support strategic growth investments including connecting more homes and businesses to our leading PureFibre network, advancing our 5G network build and investments to support enhancing new areas of growth including our offerings to small and medium sized…
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CAMROSE, Alta. – Telus announced yesterday it has expanded its 5G network to Camrose as part of its $14.5 billion investment in Alberta through 2024.
More than 70% of Canadians will have access to Telus’s 5G network, which provides speeds up to 1.7 Gbps, by the end of the year, a press release announcing the expansion says.
Currently, 67% of Canadians can connect to Telus’s 5G network, according to the release.
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By Denis Carmel
On Wednesday, the CRTC rendered decisions denying the Review and Vary (R&V) requests filed by Telus and Iristel in November and September 2020 respectively.
At stake was a CRTC decision made in August 2020 following a complaint issued by Telus in August 2018 alleging traffic stimulation activities conducted by Iristel regarding long-distance calls using area code 867, which serves Northern Canada.
Later, Telus proceeded to block 867 calls from Iristel using self-help remedies, basically taking the law into its own hands.
Both were found guilty and the CRTC decided that by violating the Telecom Act, they would…
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