Launches this week:
Sasktel brings high speed Internet to four more communities
REGINA – SaskTel has rolled out high speed Internet to Bruno, Annaheim, Elbow and Middle Lake.
Residents of these communities are now eligible to subscribe to SaskTel’s High Speed Basic Level 2 package that gives speeds of up to 5 Mbps download.
This expansion is part of the long-term strategy to increase access to High Speed Internet in rural Saskatchewan. That strategy includes upgrading speeds to 10 Mbps download in over 220 existing DSL communities, in addition to expanding DSL of up to 5 Mbps to 50 additional communities. SaskTel…
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OTTAWA – The Federal Court has shot down a request by Telus challenging the Industry Minister’s authority to set the eligibility requirements for parties participating in next week’s 700 MHz spectrum auction. The telco was also ordered to pay for the costs of pursuing its legal action.
Telus filed an application with the Federal Court last August asking for an order to prohibit Industry Minister James Moore from setting any other eligibility criteria than what is set out in the Radiocommunications Act when issuing licenses for spectrum access. This criteria prevents “large wireless service providers” from bidding for more…
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NEW YORK and VANCOUVER – NBCUniversal is expanding its distribution deal with Telus to add Golf Channel, CNBC and MSNBC to Telus’ digital application Optik on the go App, the companies said Thursday.
With Telus’ Optik on the go, Optik TV customers in B.C. and Alberta will enjoy live, in home streaming of more than 1900 hours of live golf programming across the PGA Tour, Champions Tour, Web.com Tour, LPGA, European Tour and others. On the news front, CNBC provides business news and real-time financial market coverage and business information, while MSNBC offers in-depth analysis, insightful political commentary…
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PRINCE RUPERT, BC – CityWest is getting out of the cellular business “to focus investments on other product lines” and is referring its wireless customers in Prince Rupert to Telus.
The small telco said its customers can switch their account without cancellation fees, and may trade-in their current device for credit towards any new Telus smartphone. Telus and CityWest will soon offer other features to customers making the switch, such as allowing them to keep their wireless phone number and bundled packages of CityWest wired and Telus wireless services.
Telus, which already has an extensive wireless network in Prince Rupert, said that…
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TORONTO – Telus has rolled out a new mobile portal called Travel Tracker to help customers manage their data usage and costs in real-time while travelling.
When a customer arrives in their destination country, they will receive a free text message informing them of the voice, SMS and data rates in that country, roaming options, and now, a link to the Travel Tracker portal. In addition, Telus will send an immediate text notification to let customers know when their device begins to use data while roaming, and, a summary text message upon return to Canada showing data usage during their…
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OTTAWA – The Competition Bureau has officially sanctioned Telus’ proposed acquisition of Public Mobile.
The Bureau said Friday in a statement that it has issued a No Action Letter (NAL) with respect to the acquisition after determining that “the proposed transaction is unlikely to substantially lessen or prevent competition in the sale of mobile wireless telecommunications services in Southern Ontario and Greater Montreal." Such a letter confirms that the Bureau has reviewed a specific proposed transaction and concluded that it will not, at this time, challenge that proposed transaction before the Competition Tribunal under the merger provisions of the Competition…
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TORONTO – Telus is partnering with Ericsson on the development and deployment of an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), the foundation for communication services over LTE and other accesses.
The implementation of Ericsson's IMS technology will enable Telus to offer advanced, convergent services in voice, data and video calling over both wireline and wireless networks to its customers across Canada. The contract includes comprehensive systems integration services and technology based on Rich Communication Services (RCS) and Voice over LTE (VoLTE).
"We have a relentless focus on delivering to Canadians world-class entertainment and communication experiences”, said Eros Spadotto, Telus’ EVP of technology strategy…
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TORONTO – Ethnic Channels Group said today it has launched ProSiebenSat1. Welt on Telus on November 4, 2013. This is the first west coast launch of the German-language channel.
ProSiebenSat.1 Welt offers a wide program selection to German-speaking viewers with content from around the globe featuring top general entertainment programming, 24 hours a day, selected from the most popular programs of SAT.1, ProSieben, and Kabel Eins.
"We are very excited to add another great service and build on our current partnership with Telus. The addition of ProSiebenSat.1 Welt will help Telus continue to grow their subscriber base by…
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TORONTO – Telus said Monday that it is on track to implement all necessary requirements of the CRTC’s new Wireless Code of Conduct by the end of the month.
The code, which comes into effect on December 2nd, establishes a common set of rights for all wireless consumers in Canada.
Telus said that it adopted many of these customer-friendly provisions long before the Code was drafted. It is currently modifying policies and procedures to add domestic and international data caps and notifications at $50 and $100 respectively; and, customers who purchase a device outright…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC denied a request from Telus to amend the rates, terms, and conditions applicable to all wholesale high-speed access services, however, it did agree to change Telus’ rates.
The Commission said Tuesday that while it would not review and vary Telecom Decision 2013-73, it would, upon further review, adjust the rate associated with Telus’ 6 megabit-per-second wholesale high-speed access service “on its own motion”.
Its decision, retroactive to November 15, 2011, is based upon further review of the costs associated with that service, continued the decision.
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