OTTAWA — On the one-year anniversary of the CRTC’s denial of a request by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the National Pensioners Federation (NPF) to require Telus flanker brand Koodo Mobile and other wireless service providers to provide paper bills upon request, the federal cabinet announced today it will not rescind the Commission’s decision nor refer it to back for reconsideration – because the Regulator is actually studying the matter already.
After the CRTC denied their joint application on March 3, 2020, PIAC and the NPF filed a petition to the Governor in Council on June…
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VANCOUVER — Telus International announced Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of Lionbridge AI, a global provider of managed training data and data annotation services and platform solutions.
When the acquisition was first announced in November, the purchase price was estimated to be approximately $1.2 billion (or US$935 million), an amount confirmed yesterday in a separate announcement by Lionbridge Technologies. Telus International’s purchase of Lionbridge AI closed on December 31, 2020, and received clearance by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
“The integration of digital CX (customer experience) services and solutions, powered by artificial…
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VANCOUVER — Telus Ventures announced today it has invested in PocketPills, a Canadian online pharmacy with warehouses in British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Nova Scotia which is looking to expand further.
In a press release, PocketPills says it has raised $30 million in Series B funding, led by Telus Ventures, with follow-on participation from WaterBridge Ventures. The online pharmacy says it will use the funding to invest further in technology and pharmacy automation and to open facilities in Alberta and Quebec, which will help achieve its goal of nationwide same-day delivery, the company says.
“Telus Ventures is committed to making…
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Also makes investment in Indigenous impact fund
VANCOUVER — In celebration of International Women’s Day (March 8), Telus announced today it will donate the cost of movie rentals (up to $10,000) of 73 curated films in its Breaking the Glass Ceiling collection in the Telus Video on Demand library to the Dress for Success Canada Foundation, a not-for-profit organization offering career development tools for at-risk and underemployed women.
Available now until March 14 to all Optik and Pik TV customers, this curated collection includes biographical and landmark films featuring iconic female figures, such as Harriet, Little Women and RBG. Rentals…
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VANCOUVER — Telus announced today it is refreshing its brand promise, building on “the future is friendly” brand it has used for the last two decades.
The company’s new branding — “Let’s make the future friendly” — is an invitation (still using its well-known critters) to all Canadians to help create a friendlier future with Telus, the company says in its press release.
“For 20 years, we have been guided by our brand promise, the future is friendly, as we leverage the power of technology to create positive experiences and meaningful social outcomes for our customers, team members and communities around…
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CALGARY – Shaw Business announced Thursday the launch of a new 1.5 Gbps speed tier “designed to give businesses of all sizes the speeds and bandwidth to leverage the data-heavy applications and cloud services they need to manage and grow their operations.”
New and existing customers can now access download speeds up to 1.5 Gbps through one of two plans — SmartWiFi Gig 1.5, which pairs these speeds with Shaw Business’ enterprise-grade Wi-Fi solution, or as a standalone plan with Business Internet Gig 1.5.
“Over the past year, businesses have increased their demand for access to fast and reliable internet connections….
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VANCOUVER and MELBOURNE — Earlier this week, Telstra Health, Australia’s largest ehealth company, announced it has entered into a working agreement with Telus Health to enable collaboration and development of digital healthcare solutions.
This partnership will see the rollout of the Telus Health Exchange International (THX-i) platform in the Australian market as part of Telstra Health’s solution offering. The open standards-based THX-i platform is designed to support collaboration and facilitate better communication within the healthcare developer ecosystem, says Telstra Health’s press release.
The THX-i platform will provide software developers from Telstra Health and third-party organizations a gateway to integrate into Telstra…
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VANCOUVER — Telus announced today it contributed $85 million in support of charities, community organizations and programs in Canada and around the world in 2020, which represents 5% of its pre-tax profits.
“For more than two decades, our Telus team has demonstrated an unsurpassed commitment to creating a friendly future for people around the world, and driving positive social change in the global communities where we operate,” said Darren Entwistle, president and CEO of Telus, in a press release. “When our support was needed the most, we responded with passion and purpose to protect and support our communities and our…
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Working group includes members from Bell, Rogers, Telus, Shaw, Cogeco, Eastlink and CWTA
TORONTO — Investment in the telecommunications sector is key to Canada’s future prosperity and governments must focus on regulatory clarity, timeliness and stability to help drive greater investments in critically needed infrastructure, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.
The think tank today issued the first communiqué from its telecommunications policy working group which includes among its 19 members the chief regulatory experts from Bell, Rogers and Telus, as well as executives from Cogeco, Eastlink and Shaw Communications, and CWTA president and CEO Robert Ghiz. The…
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Expands partnership with Google Cloud to drive clients’ digital transformation
VANCOUVER — Having just completed a successful initial public offering earlier this month, Telus International announced today its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2020, which saw its annual revenue grow 55% to reach US$1.6 billion in 2020 (the company reports in U.S. dollars).
Revenues in its fourth quarter of 2020 were up 62% to $442 million, compared to $273 million in Q4 2019, primarily driven by growth from existing and new clients (Telus International made special mention of 109% revenue growth in its tech…
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