VANCOUVER — Telus announced today the launch of Telus Presents, a curated collection of TV shows from the U.K. and Australia, which is now available to the company’s Optik TV and Pik TV subscribers at no additional charge and we all look for more new content to get us through the Covid crisis.
“With more of us at home this fall, we are making extra efforts to give our TV customers the best entertainment experience possible, which means delivering a vast array of content options. Our customers already enjoy access to the largest On Demand library in Western Canada and…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Communications announced late Tuesday an offering of $500 million of senior unsecured notes with a 10-year maturity as the company looks to raise money for capital investments.
The notes are offered through a syndicate of agents led by TD Securities, BMO Nesbitt Burns and Scotia Capital. Closing of the offering is expected to occur on or about October 5, 2020.
The net proceeds of this offering will be used for general corporate purposes, including investing in broadband networks and other capital investment consistent with Telus’ growth strategy, and repayment of commercial paper (incurred for general working capital purposes),…
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VANCOUVER – Several more cities and towns in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario now have access to Telus’ 5G network, the company announced today.
In B.C., Telus has expanded its 5G network to Victoria, Port Moody, Maple Ridge, New Westminster and Pitt Meadows. The Alberta communities of Fort Saskatchewan, Spruce Grove, St. Albert, and Sherwood Park and neighbouring areas in Strathcona County now have access to Telus’ 5G network. And in Ontario, Telus has extended its 5G service to the city of Windsor and neighbouring Tecumseh and LaSalle.
Telus also announced partnerships with…
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WATERLOO and VANCOUVER — BlackBerry and Telus today announced they are expanding their long-standing relationship with a new partnership to provide secure emergency management and crisis communications to organizations across Canada.
With this new partnership, Telus will resell BlackBerry’s AtHoc critical event management and communications solution with Telus’ connectivity to provide Canadian organizations with the emergency preparedness tools they need to keep their residents and employees safe, says the BlackBerry press release.
The companies also announced Edmonton Police Services has chosen BlackBerry AtHoc as its emergency preparedness solution. Telus will also resell BlackBerry AtHoc to government entities across British Columbia,…
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25,000 additional homes and businesses to get access to Telus broadband
RIMOUSKI, Que. – Telus announced today it is expanding its high-speed wireless and fibre networks in eastern Quebec to reach an additional 25,000 homes in 45 remote, low-density communities in the administrative regions of Chaudière-Appalaches, Gaspésie, Lower St. Lawrence, and North Shore by early 2021
The company has invested more than $300 million since 2013 to deploy its PureFibre network in the eastern part of the province. “Thanks to our long-standing cooperation with the governments of Quebec and Canada and their contribution of $72 million, 99 per cent of families…
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OTTAWA – Telus announced today it is donating 13,000 backpacks filled with essential school supplies and a reusable face mask as part of its annual Kits for Kids program.
Since 2006, the company has distributed over 163,000 such kits nationwide to local schools to support students in need.
Each kit includes a backpack, lined paper, exercise books, a pencil case, colouring pencils, pencils, pens, erasers, a ruler, and a Telus Wise insert with helpful tips and resources for how to be safe online. This year, the kits also include a reusable, youth-sized Telus critter mask, to help slow Covid-19.
Five thousand…
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TORONTO — A new company formed by Telus, called GoCo, officially launched today offering Canadian businesses a suite of communication and collaboration solutions from a number of partner providers.
GoCo combines the expertise of bluArc, BroadConnect Canada, Infra-Solutions, Netrium, Radiant and Ubity to provide businesses across Canada with simple, scalable solutions for unified communications, managed connectivity and network security. Backed by Telus, GoCo already serves more than 4,400 businesses, 100,000 unified communications users and 27,500 managed network sites, supporting a roster of customers such as Tim Hortons, Shell and La Vie en Rose.
“As communications…
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TORONTO — Ethnic Channels Group (ECG) today announced Japan’s Nippon TV channel has launched on Telus’ Optik TV platform.
Optik TV subscribers will have access to the channel’s newest Japanese programs, including drama series Cursed in Love, starring popular actor Ryusei Yokohama and actress Minami Hamabe, starting September 16.
Nippon TV Channel is now on free preview on Optik TV on channel 6587. For more information, please visit telus.com/optiktv.
“We are very pleased to be launching on Telus Optik TV and extending our offering to cable subscribers in British Columbia, Quebec and Alberta. Viewers have been requesting Nippon TV Channel in…
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SEPT-ÎLES, Que. — Telus and the federal government jointly announced today a $15-million investment for the deployment of an underwater fibre-optic cable between Sept-Îles and the Gaspésie region of Quebec. The federal funding is coming through the Connect to Innovate program.
The submarine cable will improve the reliability and security of telecommunications services on Quebec’s North Shore, by providing an additional high-speed connection in the region, says the news release. In the event of a fibre cut on the main transmission network, the new underwater fibre link will ensure the continuity of Internet, TV, and wireline and wireless phone…
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VANCOUVER — Now that the NFL 2020/21 season is underway, Telus today added a new Optik TV feature — the NFL on Optik app — which allows customers to follow their favourite teams with live standings, scores, schedules and games all available in one convenient location.
The app can be accessed at anytime within the apps menu by pressing the “apps/interactive” button on the Optik TV remote control or by tuning into channels 207, 907 or 1500. The app can also be viewed directly from the home screen just by turning on the TV.
For more information about Optik TV, please…
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