WINNIPEG – Telus officially launched the Telus Manitoba Community Board on Wednesday, led by board chair Dave Johnston, retired president and COO of Great West Life's Canadian Division.
The new board will provide $350,000 in grants each year to local registered charities across the province to help local youth succeed through the power of technology. This contribution is part of the telecom company’s total $1 million commitment in 2017 for community investment in Manitoba.
Telus has been part of the community since it launched national wireless services in Manitoba in 2000 but earlier this month, it announced it will welcome…
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VANCOUVER – Telus has expanded its smartphone plans for customers who are frequent U.S. travellers, snowbirds, and those with family and friends in the United States.
The telco said Monday that its new Canada-U.S. monthly rate plan works the same in both countries, with unlimited calling and texting to Canadian and U.S. numbers as well as usage from the customer’s data bucket while in Canada or the US.
According to the company’s website, the plan offers various data options as well as voice mail, call display, call waiting and conference calling. Customers are required to stay on this plan for the…
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CHILLIWACK, B.C. – Telus will invest $55 million to connect more than 90% of homes and businesses in Chilliwack directly to its fibre optic network.
Direct fibre connection will dramatically boost data capacity, providing local homes access to its gigabit-enabled PureFibre network that boasts Internet speeds of up to 150 megabits per second, the company said late Thursday. This new fibre optic infrastructure will also be the backbone of Telus’ wireless network, enabling even more wireless capacity and speed.
“Direct fibre connection unleashes infinite possibilities now and into the future,” said Telus’ EVP and broadband networks president Tony Geheran, in the…
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VANCOUVER – Despite subscriber growth in both wireless and wireline operations, Telus saw fourth quarter profits plunge 69%, the company reported Thursday.
For the period ended December 31, net income fell to $87 million from $261 million year-over-year, impacted by higher restructuring and others costs, primarily reflecting a $305 million one-time “transformative compensation expense” made to employees. When excluding restructuring and other costs, net gains and equity income from real estate joint venture developments, and favourable income tax-related adjustments, adjusted net income dipped 2.5%.
Consolidated operating revenue increased 2.7% to $3.3 billion over the same period a year ago, reflecting higher…
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SALMON ARM, B.C. – Mascon Cable Systems was purchased last week by Telus Corp., Cartt.ca has learned.
The purchase price was not announced but the this is the second rural B.C. cable operation purchase by the big western telco in four months. Telus bought YourLink’s BC cable operations in October.
No job losses are expected with the move, a Telus spokesperson told Cartt.ca in a statement. “Telus is hiring all employees of both YourLink BC and Mascon Cable. We have no plans to change staffing levels, and will be integrating our teams over the coming months. We…
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VANCOUVER – Telus is pulling the plug on its nomadic local VoIP service Telus Extend after the CRTC ordered it to add 9-1-1 emergency service by the end of the year.
“Enabling 9-1-1 on this service in such a short timeframe would be technically unworkable and cost-prohibitive”, a Telus spokesperson told Cartt.ca via email. “As a result, we won’t be able to continue the beta trial of Telus Extend, and customers will no longer have the option of making calls via WiFi on their wireless devices.”
Telus Extend is a downloadable mobile application available to select Telus mobility customers that allows them to…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has ordered Telus to add 9-1-1 emergency service to its nomadic local VoIP service Telus Extend by the end of the year.
Telus Extend is a downloadable mobile application available to Telus mobility customers that allows them to use their Telus Mobility telephone number to make/receive calls or text messages over Wi-Fi. The service, launched in 2014, is available by invitation only to select customers with Android and iOS devices.
In a letter to the company’s telecom policy and chief regulatory legal counsel Stephen Schmidt, the Commission directed Telus to bring itself into compliance with the nomadic local VoIP…
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EDMONTON – Telus has named Shane Sabatino as president of Telus Sourcing Solutions (TSSI), which supplies human resources, payroll, wellness and employee contact centre technology solutions to the organization’s business customers.
With nearly 25 years’ experience in human resources, including 10 years in leadership roles within Telus, Sabatino (pictured) rejoins the organization after most recently serving as SVP of human resources with The Brick.
Based in Edmonton, he will grow the human resources solutions business, which supports large organizations across Canada, while also supporting Telus Health’s key projects across Alberta. He will also join Telus’ Edmonton Community Board in early 2017.
“Shane is…
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VANCOUVER – The Telecommunications Workers Union, United Steelworkers Local 1944 (TWU) membership has accepted a new collective agreement negotiated between it and Telus.
More than 68% of Telus employees who cast their ballots at ratification meetings across Canada voted to accept the new contract. The new agreement, covering approximately 10,500 Telus employees nationally, will take effect on November 27, 2016 and expire on December 31, 2021.
"Our team is pleased by this positive outcome, which represents the best interests of Telus, our team members and our customers," said Telus president and CEO Darren Entwistle, in the news release. "The ratification of…
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EDMONTON – Telus has confirmed plans to launch a new pilot program in Alberta offering Internet service for $9.95 a month to single parent families receiving financial support through the Alberta Works Income Support and Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped programs.
Starting early next year, approximately 15,000 single-parent families currently receiving assistance through these programs will receive a coupon code in the mail allowing them to activate Telus’ offer. Participants will have access to up to 25 Mbps download speeds and 350GB of data per month. They will also have access to Telus Wise, an innovative program dedicated to…
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