OTTAWA – The phrase ‘you win some, you lose some’ rang true this week for Sun News Network after it won one application for final offer arbitration with Telus, but lost another such application with Rogers.
In final offer arbitration, the Commission examines the final offers submitted by the parties and selects one in its entirety. The Commission’s decision is binding on the parties, though in rare instances, where neither offer is in the public interest, the Commission may reject both offers.
In its decision between Sun News Network (SNN) and Telus, the Commission said that it considered rates paid by…
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VANCOUVER – Telus and Vancouver-based Mojio announced a partnership Tuesday that will bring connected-car technology to Canadians later this year.
Connected cars are touted as the next big thing for consumers when it comes to Internet of Things (IoT) technology. While this technology will one day be the norm in new vehicles, Telus and Mojio will allow Canadians to turn their existing cars into smart connected cars now.
As a cloud-connected device for the car and an app for the smartphone, Mojio includes a small cellular device that plugs into a car’s onboard diagnostics port and connects to the Internet via…
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VANCOUVER – Telus has added more than 50 CTV programs to its Optik TV lineup, making the likes of Amazing Race Canada, The Big Bang Theory, Grey's Anatomy and new shows such as Gotham and Forever available on demand and on the go.
Viewers can watch full episodes on demand and live stream programs whenever and wherever they are, either at home through their Optik TV digital box or on the move on their smartphone or tablet by accessing Optik's on the go app. Optik TV subscribers can also access live and on demand programming including CTV and CTV Two's complete schedules…
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VANCOUVER – Telus is offering $1.2 billion of senior unsecured notes in two series, the first with a 10-year maturity, the second with a 30-year maturity.
Offered through a syndicate of agents led by RBC Capital Markets, BMO Capital Markets, and CIBC World Markets, the notes offering is expected to close on or about September 15, 2014.
The 3.75% 10-year notes, Series CQ, were priced at $99.775 per $100 principal amount for an effective yield of 3.777% per annum and will mature on January 17, 2025. The 4.75% 30-year notes, Series CR, were priced at $99.291 per $100 principal amount for…
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VANCOUVER – Telus Health has acquired electronic-prescription technology ZRx Prescriber from Quebec-based ZoomMed, making it the first Canadian healthcare technology company to offer insurance coverage validation nationally at the moment of prescription.
ZRx Prescriber is an intuitive web-based prescriber that allows physicians to use a mobile device to quickly and accurately write and deliver prescriptions for patients while accessing the patient's insurance coverage information directly at the moment of prescription. The technology will also allow physicians to prescribe within the patient's plan parameters when possible, speeding up the insurance claim and improving the patient's experience during the dispensing process.
This agreement,…
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TORONTO – Telus has launched a new cloud-based mobile device management (MDM) solution to help Canadian businesses keep their mobile devices secure and embrace the growing Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend.
MDM Made Easy leverages industry-leading technology and services from AirWatch and Vox Mobile to create a turn-key MDM solution that drastically simplifies the support and enhances the security of mobile devices for Canadian businesses, reads the company’s news release.
Built to be customized, MDM Made Easy allows businesses to quickly deploy a feature-rich MDM solution without investing in infrastructure. This cloud-based solution eliminates the need for on-premise hardware, while…
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PRINCE GEORGE, BC – Telus said Tuesday that it has invested more than $2.5 million to build four new wireless sites bringing service to more than 40 kilometers of Highway 97 just north of Prince George for the first time.
The final site in the first series is now live, providing coverage to Highway 97 near Augustine Lake. The other three sites were built over the last six months near Summit Lake Road, Salmon River Road and Salmon Valley, respectively, and the company said that it anticipates that the second series of sites, currently under construction along the same highway,…
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VANCOUVER – For a guy who has supposedly moved to the boardroom from the CEO’s chair, Darren Entwistle still did a lot of talking during the Telus Q2 conference call with financial analysts.
The Telus executive chairman primarily spoke to a pair of important regulatory files which have the potential to dent the big wireless and wireline carrier’s performance (along with Rogers and Bell, for that matter): wholesale wireless roaming rates, and wholesale wireline broadband access.
Entwistle hammered home his point that facilities-based competition (where operators are required or incented to build…
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VANCOUVER – Thanks largely to being the growth leader in Canadian wireless, Telus saw operating revenue growth of 4.4% in the second quarter of 2014 to $2.95 billion, while EBITDA increased 7.5% to $1.07 billion, compared to the same time frame in 2013. Net income increased by 33% to $381 million.
Consolidated revenue growth was generated by both wireless and wireline operations, with wireless revenue up 6.2% and wireline revenue up 2.4% from a year ago, reads the company’s press release. In wireless, revenue was primarily driven by continued subscriber growth and higher data usage as a result of continued…
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SALMON ARM, BC – Telus said Thursday that it has invested more than $600,000 to build a new wireless site bringing service to approximately 10 kilometers of Highway 1 between Sicamous and Malakwa.
The project is part of the 10-year Connecting British Columbia Agreement that Telus signed with the Province of B.C. in 2011. Under the terms of the agreement, Telus will invest to connect more than 1,700 kilometres of unconnected highways with wireless service.
“This stretch of Highway 1 is very well-travelled during the summer months, and we are happy to bring more coverage to the area during this busy…
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