By Denis Carmel
GATINEAU – When the Competition Bureau filed its further comments in the CRTC’s Wireless Review proceeding and issued detailed recommendations as to the future of the wireless industry in Canada, it was obvious that there was going to be some pushback.
Both Telus and CNOC requested to see more of the information filed in confidence and the Commission on Tuesday, granted some of CNOC’s wishes while denying Telus request.
CNOC was interested in both information filed in confidence that is publicly available, as well as methodological aspects of the Bureau’s analysis which was not revealed.
“The Commission also directs…
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LAVAL – Retirement home chain Selection Group announced today a new partnership with Telus Health to offer its residents and employees state of the art telemedicine.
This free service will be deployed starting today to Selection Group’s residents and employees, and for the duration of the COVID-19 situation, reads the press release today. The service allows for video and text messaging consultations with healthcare professionals, as well as the ability to have diagnoses and send prescriptions directly to the pharmacy of the patient’s choice.
Residents will benefit from the service until after the COVID-19 challenge is resolved. A paid version of…
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VANCOUVER – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, our Telus Corp.’s Friendly Future Foundation announced today a $10 million commitment to help urgently support and enhance public healthcare capacity and community response across Canada.
This new funding will go toward purchasing new medical technology and equipment, such as ventilators, as well as increased support for food security, outreach to isolated seniors, virtual education programs, and mental health initiatives, said the company.
This will build on what’s already being done by the company in terms of providing telemedicine and virtual healthcare solutions for Canadians, including home health monitoring and access to one-on-one…
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EDMONTON – The free Babylon by Telus Health app can serve as a new tool for Albertans to access health-care information and support in response to COVID-19 – from anywhere in the province, the government of Alberta announced today.
Albertans can use the service to check symptoms, book appointments, see a doctor, and get prescriptions and referrals for diagnostic imaging and specialists – all covered by Alberta Health Care.
“Alberta is pleased to partner with Telus to deliver physician services in a new way. This app is now available and ready for use in Alberta thanks to an alternative relationship plan,…
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THE LATEST IMPACT of COVID-19 is the closure of retail outlets by Canada’s biggest telecom and cable companies, including Rogers, Bell and Telus. Smaller carriers are doing the same.
Starting March 18, Rogers is closing most of its retail locations until March 31. However, it’s keeping 93 store locations open across the country to deliver critical services only, including: phone repair and loaner phones, critical device activation, SIM card swap and replacements, modem and cable box swaps, and remote controls for Ignite TV. A full list of available stores can be found here for Rogers, Fido and Continue Reading
BRAMPTON, Ont. — Peel Region in Ontario is the latest community to receive a mobile health clinic powered by Telus Health, it was announced this week, as the company continues to expand its Health for Good program across the country.
In partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Peel Dufferin Branch, Telus announced Tuesday at a local community event the new CMHA Peel Dufferin Mobile Health Clinic will be providing essential primary medical care, mental healthcare and addiction supports directly to underserved citizens in Peel Region, including Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon.
Already active in Montreal, Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa,…
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HALIFAX — Telus continues to expand its Health for Good program, today launching in Halifax the new North End Community Health Centre (NECHC) Mobile Health Clinic, powered by Telus Health.
The new NECHC Mobile Health Clinic will expand upon the health centre’s Mobile Outreach Street Health (MOSH) program, which since 2009 has been bringing primary healthcare directly to people in need throughout Halifax. The Mobile Clinic is a specially equipped clinic on wheels that will provide essential primary medical and mental healthcare, including electronic medical records, directly to underserved citizens, wherever they are in the city, says the Telus…
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By Denis Carmel
GATINEAU – Until now the CRTC regime in place to compensate owners of conventional TV signals distributed by cable companies outside of their markets seem to work fairly well.
Terrestrial BDUs offer distant signals for ‘time shifting’ purposes. It allows subscribers to watch popular shows at a different time by watching a station in a different time zone. Since local stations are losing advertising money (advertisers only pay for local viewership) a compensation regime was put in place.
To distribute such signal, the cable company needs consent from and provide compensation to the owners of conventional television stations. Before…
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VANCOUVER — Telus announced Wednesday the launch of wireless service to the underground Dunsmuir SkyTrain tunnel between Stadium-Chinatown and Waterfront stations, allowing its customers to stay connected on the entirety of TransLink’s Expo SkyTrain line in downtown Vancouver.
TransLink says it provides more than one million journeys across its integrated transit network each day, and the 1.4-kilometre route through the underground Dunsmuir Tunnel is one of the busiest stretches along the SkyTrain network. The extension of wireless service to the route includes the Granville and Burrard station platforms.
Eros Spadotto, Telus executive vice-president of technology strategy and business transformation added: “Any…
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VANCOUVER — Telus announced today it is bringing wireless connectivity to a 20-kilometre stretch of Highway 16 between Prince Rupert and Terrace, B.C., as the result of investing more than $1 million in building a new cell site.
Construction on the new cell tower was completed in December and connects users to Telus’s 4G LTE network. The new cell site is located approximately 60 kilometres west of Terrace, and brings coverage to an area that was previously one of the longest stretches of Highway 16 without any cellular service, the news release says. Telus now provides coverage to more…
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