TORONTO – Telus said Thursday that it will be the preferred Canadian carrier and retail partner of the new Essential Phone, available in store and online this summer.
The premium smartphone, the first from Android co-founder Andy Rubin’s new company Essential, will debut in Canada and the United States. The Essential Phone is expertly crafted using titanium and ceramic, and features an edge-to-edge full display and dual camera system that eliminates any 'camera bump' in the industrial design, reads the news release. It also comes with top-of-the-line specs and 128GB of memory. The device will be part of a modular…
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TORONTO – Telus has struck a technology and innovation partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) to support its conservation efforts in all 10 provinces.
The three-year, $750,000 agreement will provide NCC with internet connectivity, data capacity, hardware, a wide area network (WAN) and new phone systems, to help more effectively protect nearly 3,000,000 acres (1,214,056 hectares) of natural spaces. This will support direct protection of habitats for more than one-quarter of Canada's most imperiled plants and animals, including 75 of Canada's most endangered species, reads the news release.
"We are proud to be the official technology partner of…
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EDMONTON – Telus will invest $4.2 billion in new communications infrastructure and technology across Alberta through 2020, including $900 million this year alone, the company said Monday.
Telus said that the funds will be used to extend its gigabit-enabled Telus PureFibre network directly to thousands more homes and businesses in rural and urban communities, further strengthen 4G LTE wireless service, and continue development and testing on next-generation 5G wireless service, plus support healthcare and education services with new technologies.
These investments are consistent with Telus' capital expenditure guidance for 2017, reads the press release.
"Our sustained investment across Alberta underpins our unwavering…
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VANCOUVER – Telus will invest $4.7 billion in new communications infrastructure and technology across British Columbia through 2020, including $1.2 billion this year alone, the company said Wednesday.
Telus said that the funds will be used to extend its gigabit-enabled Telus PureFibre network directly to thousands more homes and businesses in rural and urban communities, further strengthen 4G LTE wireless service and continue development and testing on next-generation 5G wireless service through the 5G Living Lab in downtown Vancouver, plus support healthcare and education services with new technologies.
Just in time for Canada’s 150th birthday, Telus said that by year end…
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VANCOUVER – Telus employees around the world are pledging to donate one #MillionHours in volunteer time this year as part of the company’s annual Days of Giving campaign.
This year’s events include shoreline clean-ups on Vancouver's coastline, planting trees and community gardens in Calgary suburbs, serving patrons at food banks in the Greater Toronto Area, helping communities impacted by the recent flooding in Ottawa and Quebec, and beautifying community gathering spaces on the east coast.
"One of the hallmarks of Telus' award-winning culture is our team's extraordinary commitment to giving back with our hearts and our hands”, said president and CEO…
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VANCOUVER – Targeted promotions attracted more wireless customers for Telus, resulting in a 16.7% lift in first quarter profits, the company said Thursday.
For the period ended March 31, 2017, consolidated operating revenue increased 2.9% to $3.2 billion over the same period a year ago, reflecting higher revenue from data services and subscriber growth in both wireless and wireline operations, while earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased by 11% to $1.3 billion.
When excluding restructuring and other costs, adjusted EBITDA was up 6.4% to $1.3 billion, reflecting higher revenue growth, as well as ongoing execution of operational…
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TORONTO – Telus will invest an additional $1.5 billion in new communications infrastructure and technology across Ontario through 2020, including $250 million this year alone, the company said Tuesday.
Telus said that the funds will be used to further enhance the speed, capacity and coverage of its wireless networks in the province, connect more businesses directly to its gigabit-enabled fibre network, and to enhance its healthcare solutions for Ontario healthcare providers and citizens.
Just in time for Canada’s 150th birthday, Telus said that by year end it will have invested more than $150 billion in operations and infrastructure across the country…
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VANCOUVER – Telus is asking its shareholders to turn down an unsolicited mini-tender offer made by TRC Capital Corporation.
The company said that TRC Capital is seeking to purchase up to 3 million Telus common shares, or approximately 0.51% of the company's outstanding common shares, at a price below market price for Telus shares.
“The offer represents a discount of 4.52% on the TSX closing price and 4.58% on the NYSE closing price for Telus common shares on May 2, 2017, the last trading day before the mini-tender offer was commenced”, reads the statement by Telus.
The statement added that TRC Capital…
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REGINA – Bell, Rogers and Telus have reportedly registered to lobby SaskTel, something which came to light just days after a privatization bill was passed that allows the provincial government to sell up to 49% of the Crown corporation.
That law, known as Bill 40, received Royal Assent late last week. According to a Regina Leader-Post report, representatives of the Big Three are listed on Saskatchewan’s lobbyist registry.
The report quotes SaskTel as saying that the activity regarding the company is “in reference to day to day wholesale negotiations for each other’s services and this relationship has been occurring for…
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MONTREAL – The Jewish General Hospital (JGH) and Telus today announced the successful implementation of a new telecommunications network to improve wireless reception in the hospital.
Thanks to a $1 million investment by Telus, healthcare professionals, patients and visitors now have access to free Wi-Fi service in several key locations, such as major entrances, waiting rooms and food-service areas, reads the press release.
"We are delighted to provide this new service to patients, visitors and the entire staff, thanks to fast, reliable and free access to Wi-Fi in clearly identified areas," says Bob Lapointe, director of information resources for the…
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