TORONTO – In a ruling issued Tuesday, April 23,2019, the Ontario Superior Court decided to stay a case brought by Iristel/Ice Wireless against Telus which relates to a dispute between the two companies over failed calls to the North.
This is the latest development between the two telcos who have each blamed the other for hundreds of phone calls to northern Canada failing to get through.
While the CRTC issued its interim ruling in November, making sure calls went through properly, it still must determine whether the traffic at issue is wrongly stimulated by Iristel as Telus claims…
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VANCOUVER – Telus is helping customers with disabilities to connect with customized technology and devices.
Assistive Tech for Good is a partnership between Telus and Neil Squire Society. Currently available in British Columbia and Alberta, the program offers Canadians with disabilities specialized support in selecting the right assistive technology based on their diverse needs, plus assistance with selecting a compatible smartphone or tablet, and free set-up and training needed to independently control their mobile device.
“At Telus, we understand that technology is the great equalizer, but only if we all have access to it equally,” said…
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ST. ALBERT, AB – Telus will invest $100 million to connect more than 90% of homes and businesses in the City of St. Albert, including the neighbouring communities in Sturgeon County, directly to its fibre optic network.
The gigabit-enabled Telus PureFibre network will enable connected residents to immediately take advantage of dramatically faster Internet speeds of up to a gigabit, while businesses, schools, healthcare providers and other institutions can access even more speed and capacity, reads the news release. The network offers symmetrical service, meaning that customers can upload just as fast as they download.
Construction work will begin in June, and Telus said…
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Auction raises $3.47 billion
OTTAWA – The results of Canada’s 600 MHz spectrum auction were announced after the markets closed Wednesday afternoon.
Rogers Communications acquired the most licences, 52, for a whopping $1.725 billion. “We are proud to make leading and meaningful investments to build the 5G ecosystem in Canada and to help drive our country’s global competitive advantage,” said Joe Natale, president and CEO, in the company press release. “This 5G spectrum is a precious and scarce resource that will benefit Canadians and Canadian businesses across the country.” Rogers was awarded licences in the A and…
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Small businesses must go through arbitration, not class action suit
OTTAWA – In an arcane but important ruling, the Supreme Court today determined that when Telus Ontario business subscribers must enter into mediation and arbitration when they have a dispute, and are not to join class action lawsuits.
The proposed class action against Telus was on behalf of about two million Ontario residents who entered into mobile phone service contracts with Telus challenging an undisclosed practice of rounding up calls to the next minute such that customers believed they were overcharged.
The question decided with today’s decision is whether both consumers and…
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VANCOUVER – Telus’ strategic investment arm Telus Ventures has added three early stage precision medicine and diagnostics-focused Canadian startups to its portfolio of health technologies.
Toronto-based Acorn Biolabs, Vancouver’s GenXys Health Systems and Vital Biosciences join Telus Ventures’ other active investment companies, and build on the more than 70 transactions made since 2001 to deliver on a commitment to help develop exciting, new health technologies with the potential to improve the health outcomes of patients across Canada and worldwide through the delivery of customized and timely patient…
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OTTAWA – With the global Internet of Things market predicted to swell to US$1.1 trillion by 2021, more complex applications and the need for greater security are driving innovation within the industry
This is a trend which a new tech accelerator announced today will attempt to address.
L-SPARK, a Canadian software-as-a-service (SaaS) accelerator, and Telus have partnered to launch the “Secure IoT Accelerator” program in collaboration with BlackBerry and data analytics company Solace. The Secure IoT Accelerator program is intended to enable Canadian Internet of Things (IoT) ventures by providing them global market reach capability with a secure by design…
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KAMLOOPS, BC – Telus has been tapped by Pathways to Technology to help connect nine First Nations in the Cariboo Chilcotin to its high speed fibre optic internet network PureFibre.
The project will significantly improve access to health care, education, economic development opportunities and emergency response services to more than 2,200 people living in 13 communities within the nations of Esdilagh, Xatśūll, Stswecem'c Xgat'tem, Esketemc, Ulkatcho, Tŝideldel, Tl'etinqox, Yunes't'in and Tl'esqox.
Telus EVP and Chief Customer Officer Tony Geheran said that more than 50 indigenous communities in B.C. and Alberta will be connected to the PureFibre network by the end of next…
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RIMOUSKI, QC – Telus is pushing forward with its fibre optic deployment in Eastern Quebec, announcing Tuesday an investment of $95 million in its wireless and fibre optic networks across rural communities in the province, including Greater Quebec City.
This investment includes a $25.7 million injection from the Feds’ Connect to Innovate and provincial Québec branché programs, which Telus said will help to boost the deployment of its ultra-high-speed and fibre optic networks to reach 34,000 new households and businesses in 80 remote communities.
More specifically, the $95 million in investments for 2019 will allow it to deploy its PureFibre network to homes and businesses…
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TORONTO – Telus has pledged to give $25 for every new smartphone it activates in Ontario this month to The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), to a maximum donation of $50,000.
The company has also crafted a new digital storybook as a way of helping kids and their families feel more comfortable going to the hospital. For every download of Bunny Goes to the Hospital, Telus will also give $25 to SickKids, to a maximum donation of $50,000.
The initiatives are part of Telus’ $1 million commitment to SickKids, in support of the $1.3 billion needed from philanthropy to fund…
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