VANCOUVER — Telus today launched its new PureFibre Ultimate Gamer Internet bundle, starting at $120 per month for the first two years, which includes a two-year Priority membership subscription to Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud gaming service.
Telus customers in B.C. and Alberta can sign up for the new PureFibre Ultimate Gamer bundle starting today.
“Backed by Telus’ world-leading PureFibre network, its symmetrical upload and download speeds, and our latest-gen Wi-Fi-6 and Wi-Fi Plus services, users experience low latency and a seamless online gaming experience, unmatched by any other provider,” said Amit Nag, vice-president of entertainment and education services at Telus, in…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Agriculture is now Telus Agriculture and Consumer Goods.
“Telus is broadening its business strategy to deliver data insights and a wide range of integrated digital solutions to customers beyond the agricultural sector, and changing the name of its agriculture unit to Telus Agriculture & Consumer Goods as a signal of its commitment,” explains a Telus press release today.
Having grown its assets and capabilities since launching two years ago, the rebranded business unit is “well positioned to connect participants across the entire value chain, from seed growers to food and consumer goods retailers, and enable them to make…
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Bell, Telus offered to help, but Rogers determined it was not possible
OTTAWA – There were no other measures Rogers Communications could have taken to restore 911 services any quicker than it did during the July 8th network outage, the company has told the CRTC in a response to a demand for a detailed report on what happened that day and why.
In a heavily redacted document made public by the CRTC last Friday, Rogers explained it explored the possibility of shutting down its RAN (radio access network), because if customers were unable to connect to it, they would…
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SECHELT, B.C. – Telus announced today the doors are officially open to Telus Wilderness Point (above), its first youth camp in the Sechelt Inlet on the Sunshine Coast.
“This new camp is a not-for-profit initiative created by TELUS to help more Canadian youth participate in safe and inclusive summer retreats with their peers, while experiencing the beauty of nature,” a press release says.
“The camp’s first visitors arrived this week under the leadership of Camp Cue, a musical theatre camp that teaches youth theatrical performance combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance.”
Telus Wilderness Point, which can accommodate 50 campers and is…
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MONTREAL — Telus Health announced today the opening of its new mental health clinic in downtown Montreal to help meet the growing demand for mental health services in Quebec.
Located at 600 Boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Telus Health’s mental health clinic is “now accepting new clients and offering appointments, individualized programming with trained and compassionate psychologists, counsellors and life coaches,” reads a press release.
The 3,700-sq.-ft. clinic has seven consultation rooms and five registered psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors, according to the release.
“Regardless of the level of challenge a client is facing, our expert team will develop a care plan that is…
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SEATTLE – Telus was Canada’s fastest national mobile operator and Shaw was the fastest fixed broadband service provider amongst the country’s top providers in the second quarter of 2022, according to Seattle-based broadband and mobile network testing company Ookla, which released its Q2 2022 results today.
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Ookla reported Telus had a median download speed of 79.09 Mbps. Bell, meanwhile, had a median speed of 72.46 Mbps and Rogers had a median speed of 60.36 Mbps. (Please see chart above.)
Rogers, however, had the fastest median upload speed for Q2 2022 at 9.21 Mbps compared to Telus (7.98 Mbps) and Bell (7.42…
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WINNIPEG – Xplore Mobile announced today it will be shutting down service as of Aug. 31, 2022, due to regulatory delays.
A letter to customers on the company’s website indicates while it was able to overcome “start up issues of our own making,” competition and the Covid-19 pandemic, it was unable to overcome the “cloud of uncertainty” caused by regulatory delays.
This includes delays around the CRTC’s mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) process, as well as “the high roaming rates that significantly exceed retail prices,” the letter says. (While the CRTC issued a decision on regulating MVNOs last year, it has…
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Expert group concludes work with little attention given to website blocking proposal
By Amanda OYE
OTTAWA – The work of the government’s Expert Advisory Group on Online Safety, which was appointed in March to provide advice on the government’s proposed approach to dealing with harmful content online, has come to an end with the summary of its final session being posted online last week, but the government will continue seeking input on the matter from Canadians and stakeholders throughout the summer.
“I thank the expert advisory group for their work,” said Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez in a statement emailed to Cartt.ca….
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TELUS FLANKER BRAND Public Mobile announced today it is now offering 4G speed plans in addition to its current 3G speed plans.
“With Public Mobile’s new 4G speed plans, subscribers can take advantage of 30x faster speeds enabling them to seamlessly stream HD videos, scroll through their favourite social platforms and share life’s best moments without buffering,” reads a press release emailed to Cartt.ca.
“No matter what plan they choose, they’ll always enjoy coast-to-coast coverage for great value with Public Mobile on Telus’ award-winning network,” the release says.
In addition, Public Mobile announced it is going “100% digital” and has redesigned its…
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Accuses Rogers of “gross negligence”
MONTREAL – A class action lawsuit has been filed against Rogers Communications over the nationwide outage that began last Friday and “false representations”, particularly the company’s claim to be Canadas “most reliable” network.
The lawsuit was filed by LPC Avocat Inc. on behalf of Arnaud Verdier in the Quebec Superior Court. The class action has not yet been authorized by a judge.
An application for authorization specifies the lawsuit will include a class made up of Rogers, Fido, and Chatr customers who did not receive service on July 8 and/or July 9, 2022, and a…
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