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TORONTO – Canadians are more fed up with the nation’s telecommunications industry than they are with airline delays and real estate prices, according to the 2022 Canadian Telecom Sentiment Report, released late last month.
The survey, conducted by Pollara Strategic Insights and commissioned by Globalive, shows 59% of Canadians “are angry or annoyed when they think of telecom companies, the highest of all major Canadian industries surveyed,” a press release announcing the report says.
Furthermore, 71% of Canadians “are angry about telecom bills specifically, the third highest of 13 cost-of-living…
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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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SEVERAL CANADIAN TELECOMS are currently waiving fees to help their customers stay connected to their loved ones in Iran.
Xplore posted on Twitter today to say it is waiving all home phone long-distance calls to Iran from now until the end of the month.
Telus announced on Sept. 27 it (and Koodo) would be waiving all long-distance calling and text messaging to Iran until Oct. 14.
On Sept. 28, several more companies including Rogers (and Fido and Chatr), Bell (and Virgin Plus) and Shaw (and Freedom Mobile) announced they would be waiving long-distance fees for calls and texts…
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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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OTTAWA – While telecommunications service providers continue to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona, the CRTC is seeking more information on how they prepared for and responded to the storm.
The Commission sent a request for information last week to Bell, Eastlink, Rogers and Telus. By Oct. 7, the companies are expected to submit information including “a high-level estimate of the number of customers affected by service outages of 24 hours or more caused by the hurricane, for each of the phone, mobile wireless, and Internet access services,” as well as “The status to date of any…
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IT HAS BEEN nearly two weeks since Hurricane Fiona devastated Canada’s east coast, despite which some Canadians continue to be without telecommunications services.
This is not because service providers failed to plan ahead or because restoring service was not prioritized. Rather, it goes to show just how bad the storm was when it hit.
“Hurricane Fiona was the biggest storm ever to hit anywhere in Canada,” a Bell spokesperson told Cartt.ca via email. “Our preparations ensured our core networks remained largely operational throughout, but the damage to our infrastructure in the field is the worst we have ever seen in this…
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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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ATLANTIC CANADA – Telecommunications service providers are working hard to restore service to parts of Atlantic Canada impacted by Hurricane Fiona over the weekend.
“While service has begun to restore for some of our customers in Atlantic Canada, there are many who remain impacted by this weekend’s hurricane,” Eastlink posted on Twitter yesterday afternoon. “Continued power outages as well as downed trees, poles and lines may still be impacting your service. Our crews are working hard to gain safe access to affected sites so that we can get you back up and running.”
Rogers also tweeted yesterday to say…
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TORONTO — Mediapro Canada announced today OneSoccer will show live, exclusive coverage in Canada of the three international friendly matches Canada Soccer’s men’s national team (CanMNT) will play this fall in the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
CanMNT will face FIFA World Cup host team and current Asian champion Qatar this Friday, Sept. 23 at the Generali Arena in Vienna, Austria, at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.
On Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT, the Canadian men will play 2018 World Cup quarter-finalist Uruguay at the Tehelné pole Stadium in Bratislava, Slovakia.
CanMNT’s third international friendly…
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