TORONTO – Telus is offering new travel passes for customers travelling far and wide this summer plus has revised its passes for some of Europe’s most travelled countries.
The company revealed new international travel passes for East Asia, India, Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday that range from $30 for a text only package to $150 for 150 minutes, 300 texts and 700 MB.
It also tweaked its passes for Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. A text only package costs $30 for 350 texts, while the ‘Europe Combo…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has denied an application by Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the Consumers’ Association of Canada (CAC) challenging the early upgrade programs offered by Rogers and Telus.
The Commission said Thursday that the programs, known respectively as Rogers “Next” and Telus “T-Up”, do not violate the Wireless Code, as the two consumer groups alleged in their complaint filed in June 2014. Rather, the CRTC continued, the programs are consistent with the Wireless Code’s contract cancellation and extension rules, and are “examples of innovative plans and services that respond to the needs of consumers who value…
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TORONTO – Telus has added Fantasy Sports Network (FNTSY) to its Optik TV lineup, increasing FNTSY’s total availability in Canada to over 2 million homes.
FNTSY Sports Network, the first-ever channel dedicated to fantasy sports, will be available on free preview through August 31, 2015 on channel 921 in HD.
“With the latest launch of FNTSY Sports Network, Telus Optik TV subscribers in BC and Alberta now have access to cutting-edge fantasy sports content, in-depth analysis and more,” said Leonard Asper, CEO of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp., in the news release. “There is a great nationwide demand for innovative content among…
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TORONTO – Telus says Canadians should expect more from their telecom providers, and has launched a new platform to show that it’s putting its money where its mouth is.
Rolling out in two phases, the Expect More campaign first acknowledges consumers’ frustrations with the Canadian telecommunications industry, and then seeks to address those frustrations by demonstrating how Telus delivers more.
The campaign’s first TV spot, known as Scream, is airing now. The Vancouver-based telco also pledged to initiate and participate in more real-time conversations with consumers.
Anne-Marie LaBerge, Telus’ VP of brand and marketing communications, said in a blog post…
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TORONTO – Telus has invested in Canadian wellness engagement company Sprout in an effort to help boost its existing wellness and patient engagement initiatives.
Sprout works with companies and their workforces by providing technology-based tools that motivate employees to get fit and additional tools for leaders to manage and measure the positive impact to their business. The company said that Telus’ funding stake will allow it to expand the reach of its platform and grow its engineering, account management and customer success teams.
Telus Health also entered into a reseller arrangement with Sprout to promote the Sprout solution as part of…
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OTTAWA – Wind Mobile’s hopes of securing spectrum in the 2500 MHz band to add to its meager holdings have been dashed, while Telus Corp. was able to secure 40 MHz of the valuable bandwidth in all regions of the country, according to results of the Industry Canada spectrum auction released on Tuesday.
The auction, which had officially ended on May 5, netted federal government coffers more than $755 million. There were 11 companies to begin the auction with nine of them winning licences. Of the 318 licences available, 302 of them were sold. In addition to Wind,…
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TORONTO and OTTAWA – Telus announced more details surrounding its planned investments in Ontario, which will include $101 million in the Greater Toronto Area and $18 million in Ottawa this year.
The funds will allow Telus to continue to upgrade its wireless towers across Ontario to 4G LTE; commence planning for how to best leverage its newly purchased AWS-3 spectrum to add wireless capacity; continue to deploy 700MHz spectrum for use in rural and urban areas; enhance the role of Telus Health; and, foster new Internet of Things solutions for businesses.
Telus said last month that it will invest $2.1 billion in…
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VANCOUVER – Led by growth in both wireless and wireline, Telus saw profits jump more than 10% for the first quarter ended March 31, 2015.
Consolidated operating revenue increased 4.6% to $3.03 billion, while net income grew 10.1% year-over-year to $415 million. Adjusted net income increased by 11.5% to $427 million. Earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased by 5.4% to $1.14 billion, though EBITDA excluding restructuring and other like costs increased by 6.2% to $1.2 billion.
Telus said that consolidated revenue growth was generated primarily by higher data revenue in both wireless and wireline operations, in addition to…
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BAIE-COMEAU, MONT-JOLI and AMQUI, QC – Telus this week unveiled more details surrounding its planned investments in Quebec, which will include $5.4 million in Baie-Comeau, $2.3 million in Mont-Joli and $2.1 million in Amqui.
The funds will enable thousands of homes and businesses to connect directly to Telus’ fibre optic network while simultaneously enhancing wireless speeds, coverage and capacity, the company said. The investments will also allow for faster Internet speeds, new TV content, packages and applications for its Optik TV service, connect business locations and industrial parks to the network helping to further stimulate economic growth, plus grow the…
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TORONTO – Telus is joining forces with Startup Canada to help make Toronto a Canadian city of choice for entrepreneurs to start and scale their businesses.
The organizations launched Startup Toronto – an entrepreneur-led community that will help new businesses in the Greater Toronto Area accelerate their growth by providing access to resources, mentorship programs, education and support through a hyper-connected local and national network. Startup Toronto is the newest addition to the Startup Canada Communities network, and will, among other aims, act as a point of entry and resource directory for entrepreneurs to access Toronto's startup-support ecosystem.
Throughout the year,…
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