OTTAWA – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) last week refused an application for spectrum licences in Manitoba to be transferred from Xplore Mobile Inc. to Telus Communications.
The application included licences in the Broadband Radio Service (BRS), Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-1) and Mobile Broadband Services (MBS) bands.
“The proposed transfer raised substantial concerns that the resulting concentration of spectrum would impede the ability of future mobile competitors to provide wireless services and effectively compete in Manitoba,” reads the decision, which adds the “proposed transfer is contrary to ISED’s policy objective for spectrum management.”
Xplore Mobile announced this past July…
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VANCOUVER and MUSQUEAM, SQUAMISH and TSLEIL-WAUTUTH TERRITORIES — Telus Communications, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) and Indigenous artist Carey Newman today announced the launch of a new online platform, witnessblanket.ca, which invites Canadians to bear witness to the experiences of residential school survivors.
The digital platform shares stories from the Witness Blanket, “a powerful work of art made from over 800 items reclaimed from residential schools, churches, government buildings and other important cultural sites across Canada,” explains a Telus press release.
Newman, a master carver and Indigenous artist, created the artwork “as a national monument to recognize the…
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TORONTO — Organizers of the Canadian Telecom Summit (CTS) announced today Navin Arora (above), executive vice-president of Telus and president of Telus Business Solutions, will be the opening keynote speaker at this year’s conference, taking place Nov. 21-23 at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ont., west of Toronto.
Scheduled to speak Monday, Nov. 21 at 9 a.m. ET, Arora leads a national team of more than 6,000 Telus team members and “is accountable for the end-to-end multi-billion dollar B2B portfolio nationally, including sales, marketing, product development, customer experience, strategy and operations for all TELUS business…
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TORONTO – Organizers of The Canadian Telecom Summit (CTS) today announced Pamela Snively (above), Telus’ chief data and trust officer, will give a keynote speech at this year’s conference, which is being held Nov. 21-23 at the International Centre in Toronto.
Snively, a lawyer who dedicated much of her career to the development and operationalization of privacy best practices, leads the Telus team “responsible for privacy governance and data ethics, along with data management and a number of compliance functions, including the Anti-bribery & Corruption and Competition Law programs,” an email announcing her as a speaker for the conference says.
“Pam…
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TORONTO — Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN), Canada’s largest South Asian broadcaster, announced today it has acquired the Canadian distribution rights for two more TV channels from Sony Pictures Networks India — Sony YAY! and Sony PAL.
Targeted at children aged 2-14, Sony YAY! is “India’s go-to kids channel for non-stop Kids entertainment,” reads an ATN press release.
Sony YAY! “is here to set new standards and benchmarks in kids’ entertainment genre with its unique, fresh and relatable content,” the release adds.
The general entertainment channel Sony PAL showcases stories and characters that form “an instant bond” with viewers, according to…
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TALLCREE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, Alberta — Telus Communications and Tallcree Tribal Government in Alberta announced earlier this month funding from the CRTC’s Broadband Fund will help to bring wireless connectivity to Tallcree First Nation in northern Alberta for the first time.
“With a wireless connection, small businesses can thrive and compete both locally and globally, families can stay connected to loved ones who live out of town, young people can stay in their hometowns longer and participate in distance education, and perhaps most critically, a wireless connection provides a lifeline to call for help in the event of an emergency,” reads…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Health announced last week it opened a free 24/7 mental health crisis support hotline through its LifeWorks subsidiary to provide professional emotional support to anyone affected by the tragic stabbings that occurred recently in Saskatchewan.
“We know that a crisis or traumatic event like this can trigger overwhelming emotional responses,” reads a Telus Health press release.
Anyone in Canada affected by this event can call the free crisis line at 1-844-751-2133, where they will receive counselling support and/or referral to community resources, the release explains.
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OTTAWA – Telus has told the CRTC this week that Timeless Inc.’s complaint that Rogers’s refusal to carry its OneSoccer channel gives it an undue preference should be investigated by the regulator as “timely,” as Rogers pushes to buy Shaw Communications.
Rogers has refused to carry the channel because it said it has limited appeal with its viewers. Timeless, which said it has been trying to get a carriage agreement with Rogers for over a year, has argued in its original complaint last month that there is a “surge in popularity and success for Canadian soccer” and that Rogers…
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OTTAWA – Canada’s major telecommunications providers have agreed on an initial five-year term to allow customers to roam on each others’ networks on an emergency basis in the event of a major network outage to ensure Canadians are not left out of essential services, such as 911 access, according to a formal agreement announced Wednesday by the Minister of Innovation.
The companies, including Bell, Rogers, Telus, and Shaw, have also committed to assisting each other in such an event and also “to providing clear and timely communications to keep Canadians and appropriate authorities informed about response and restoration during major…
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Telus receiving $9.8M to connect 1,600 rural B.C. homes
OTTAWA — The governments of Canada and British Columbia are jointly providing almost $1.9 million in funding for two projects by Prince Rupert-based CityWest to bring high-speed Internet access to 663 households on Keats Island and in New Brighton on Gambier Island, both located northwest of Vancouver.
The announcement was made today by the federal government, which explained these two projects are part of a larger $108-million federal-provincial funding commitment announced in May 2022, which in turn is part of a $830-million partnership between the two levels…
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