TELUS ANNOUNCED TODAY it is investing $9 million in Lloydminster and Stony Plain, Alberta and $27 million in Whistler, Squamish and Prince George, British Columbia in 2022.
In Alberta, the company is investing $3 million in Lloydminster and $6 million in Stony Plain. These investments are part of a previously announced $17-billion investment Telus is making in operations, infrastructure and spectrum in Alberta now through 2026. (For Telus’ press release on its Lloydminster announcement, please click here, and for its Stony Plain announcement, please click here.)
In British Columbia, Telus is investing $8 million in Whistler and Squamish and…
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TORONTO – Mediapro Canada announced today its crews will produce live coverage of the inaugural League1 Canada Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship, with English and French-language commentary, for global broadcast.
The championship is “an innovative new cup tournament launched by Canadian Soccer Business and featuring four teams from League1 BC, League1 Ontario and the Première ligue de soccer du Québec (PLSQ),” a press release explains.
The tournament is being held at Le Complex Sportive Bois-de-Boulogne in Laval, Québec starting with Alliance United of League1 Ontario playing against AS Laval of the PLSQ on Friday, Aug. 12 at 4 p.m. ET.
The broadcast will be…
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OTTAWA – Telus Communications is asking the CRTC to approve revisions to its general tariff, which would allow it to charge customers a 1.5% credit card processing fee.
If approved, new and current Telus customers making a payment by credit card will be charged the fee. The company is proposing this change be effective as of Oct. 17, 2022. If the Commission is not able to issue a decision in time, Telus is requesting the effective date be set at three weeks after the Commission’s decision is released.
In its application to revise its tariff, Telus notes in 2018, there was…
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FORT MCMURRAY and ST. ALBERT, Alta. — Telus announced today it is investing $3 million in Fort McMurray and $10 million in St. Albert this year as part of its $17-billion investment in operations, network infrastructure and spectrum across Alberta from now through 2026.
In Fort McMurray, Telus’ investment is being used to continue to bring the company’s “blistering-fast 5G network speeds to the city,” according to a press release.
In a separate release regarding Telus’ investment in St. Albert, the city’s mayor, Cathy Heron, said access to online resources at home, work or on the go “is becoming…
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WITH CANADIAN SERVICE providers finally deploying their 3500 MHz spectrum, a new era of 5G is among us – the era of 5G+.
“This next evolution of the rollout is the one that really starts to unlock… super high speeds, home Internet in rural markets and then true business applications, so it’s really exciting,” said Jim Senko (above), Telus president of mobility solutions, in an interview with Cartt.ca.
Currently, 78% of the Canadian population has access to Telus 5G – a number that is expected to reach 80% by the end of the year.
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VANCOUVER — Telus announced today the launch of the Friendly Future Makers Awards and is inviting Canadians to nominate inspiring youth who are creating long-lasting positive change in their communities.
From now until Sept. 26, Canadians can nominate a Friendly Future Maker aged 13-19 at telus.com/YouthAwards.
“Nominees will be entered to win one of six prize packs worth $7,000, which includes $5,000 for an RESP or to help fund their initiative, a $1,000 Telus gift card, and a $1,000 donation to the registered charity of their choice,” explains a press release.
One winner will be chosen from each of six social…
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MONTREAL — Bell announced today it has been recognized for its environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance in corporate responsibility and environmental standards by Corporate Knights magazine.
Bell was named the top telecom and fourth company in Canada overall on Corporate Knights’ Best 50 Corporate Citizens list, an annual ranking that “evaluates 332 of the largest Canadian companies on a set of 24 environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicators to single out the Best 50 that Corporate Knights considers ‘the vanguard of corporate sustainability leadership in Canada,’” a Bell press release explains.
Only three telecom providers made the list: BCE Inc….
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OTTAWA – The owner of OneSoccer, Timeless Inc., has filed a Part 1 application with the CRTC alleging Rogers Cable is in breach of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations by refusing to carry the dedicated Canadian soccer channel on its cable systems.
Timeless claims despite a “surge in popularity and success for Canadian soccer” Rogers has denied OneSoccer carriage. Its application indicates only Telus customers can currently receive it (although the channel is also available as a direct-to-consumer OTT offering and is available on Fubo TV in Canada).
Timeless argues Rogers will not carry OneSoccer as a cable channel because it has…
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VANCOUVER – Telus Corporation today released its second quarter 2022 results, reporting operating revenues increased 6.4% to $4.4 billion compared to the same quarter of 2021 and adjusted EBITDA increased 8.9% to $1.6 billion.
The company’s mobile network revenue was reported to have increased by $97 million, or 6.4%, for Q2 2022 compared to Q2 2021, “due to growth in the mobile phones and connected device subscriber bases over the past 12 months, in addition to higher mobile phone ARPU,” a press release says.
Mobile phone ARPU was reported to be $57.74 for Q2 2022, an increase of $1.18 or 2.1%…
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OTTAWA and GATINEAU – The CRTC today announced 10 projects will receive up to $20.5 million in funding from its Broadband Fund.
“The projects will support the rollout of fourth-generation (also known as LTE or LTE-A) mobile wireless access along 425 kilometres of roads and highways in Manitoba, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador,” a press release explains. “They will also support improved Internet and mobile wireless access that will benefit 2,250 households in 35 communities, including five Indigenous communities and one official language minority community, in the three provinces.”
The Broadband Fund has now committed up to $226.5 million to…
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