MONTREAL — Five new Stingray music television channels will be available to Telus Optik TV subscribers in Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec as part of an expanded distribution agreement between the two companies.
Stingray announced Monday in a news release its Stingray Festival 4K, Stingray Now 4K, Stingray Hits!, PalmarèsADISQ par Stingray, and Stingray Classica channels are now available to Optik TV subscribers in those three provinces.
In addition, Stingray’s music video channels Stingray Loud, Stingray Vibe, Stingray Retro, and Stingray Juicebox have become available to all Telus Optik TV customers in HD.
“Stingray is committed to offering pay TV providers…
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VANCOUVER – Telus clearly doesn’t want to give up on Huawei, one of its primary technology suppliers.
While the Chinese manufacturer’s gear is effectively banned from the United States, Australia and other countries due to security worries, and is limited in its deployment in others, Telus has long been a loyal Huawei customer and wants to continue.
The Canadian government is undertaking a national security review of potential partners in Canada’s 5G network, primarily targeting Huawei since the United States, Australia and New Zealand have banned Huawei from their 5G networks, while the United Kingdom has imposed strict security requirements on…
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VANCOUVER – Fourth quarter results released today from Telus show consolidated operating revenue increased by 6.3% compared to Q4 2017 to $3.8 billion.
Growth was driven by higher wireless network revenue and wireline data services revenue growth, as well as higher wireless equipment revenue, the company said in its release this morning.
Earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased by 1.1% to $1.2 billion thanks to higher revenue growth and higher wireless equipment margins. However, that growth was partly offset by increased costs to support a growing customer base (it added 164,000 total new customers – of which…
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LONDON, UK – With the 5G era on the horizon, all three of Canada's national mobile operators averaged impressive download speeds across their mobile broadband networks, but Telus has taken the lead for 4G availability, says OpenSignal in its most recent Mobile Networks Experience: Canada report.
The wireless mapping coverage company examined close to 1.16 billion measurements collected from 161,672 total devices between October 1 and December 29, 2018 in its update on Canada, released Thursday.
According to the report, Bell and Telus were tied in 4G availability rankings throughout 2018, not surprising given their long-standing infrastructure sharing deal that effectively…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC needs more information from Iristel and Telus as it inches towards a final ruling in the dispute between the two telcos over failed calls to the North.
In a January 29 letter addressed to the respective regulatory heads, the Commission laid out four steps as part of the process for the review of the dueling final relief requests:
– Step 1. Iristel and Telus are to file responses to the relevant requests for information listed in the letter’s appendix 1 with the Commission by February 19, 2019.
– Step 2. Any interested parties may file submissions with…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has denied a request from Telus to amend that company's regional broadcasting licences for various terrestrial broadcasting distribution undertakings in British Columbia and Alberta by deleting six licensed areas.
In its application, Telus asked to drop the areas of Prince George, Terrace, Vernon and Penticton in BC, and Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray in Alberta, citing the carve-out criteria required to remove a service area as a separate, exempt undertaking from a regional licence.
But the Commission said that Telus did not meet the exemption criteria and that the community programming that Telus distributes in these six licensed areas did…
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TORONTO – Telus is expanding its smartphone affordability program to allow new and renewing customers to upgrade to the latest smartphone devices for a lower upfront cost when the customer agrees to bring back the device at the end of their contract.
Customers who select the Bring-It-Back program will receive a deduction off the upfront cost of their new device (the exact dollar amount will depend on the specific device). At the end of their two-year contract, customers can bring the device back to Telus in good working condition and upgrade to a new device with the option of…
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MONTREAL – Telus has sold its managed web services activities to Alithya, a Quebec-based information technology and consulting service provider with offices in Canada, the U.S. and Europe.
The transaction, which closed November 1st, includes the transfer of all customers of Telus Managed Web Services as well as the transition of a small group of employees to Alithya's existing web team. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
"We are very excited to acquire the Managed Web Services business from Telus and to welcome the Web experts who have made this service evolve and shine in recent years," said…
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But interim ruling means squabble not over yet
OTTAWA – Noting that the issue of calls not being completed must be addressed in “an expeditious manner”, the CRTC Friday waded into the dispute between Telus and Iristel over failed phones calls to the North.
Specifically, the Commission approved, in part, interim relief request from both companies. Telus was ordered to ensure that calls to Iristel’s users with in the 867 numbering plan area (NPA), or calls that transit through TCI’s network and terminate on Iristel’s network in that NPA, reach Iristel’s network within 10 days of the decision (by Monday, December…
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VANCOUVER – The first installment of Telus Health’s Originals documentary series takes an unflinching look at the devastating effects of opioid addiction, and how its ravages are being felt in families and communities across every race, gender and socio-economic status.
Painkiller: Inside the Opioid Crisis features interviews with frontline responders, border services and addiction specialists who share their perspective on the underlying problem of the ongoing opioid crisis and try to answer the question: how can our society treat pain without causing more?
The doc is available now on YouTube and on the Telus Optik TV Healthy Living Network on…
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