$23 million project done ahead of time, too
BLANC-SABLON, Quebec – Telus announced today the completion of its 4G LTE network expansion to 14 isolated Lower North Shore communities, nearly a year ahead of the targeted completion date (Pictured above is its installation in Harrington Harbour. See below for the full map).
Done with financial assistance from the Canadian and Quebec governments, and the Société du Plan Nord 2,000 households have access to “high-speed Internet and mobile phone service and can browse the Internet at similar speeds as those living in urban areas,” says the press release.
Telus is also donating $40,000…
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VANCOUVER – Telus Corporation said today Telus International closed the largest tech initial public offering in Toronto Stock Exchange history, with an initial market capitalization of $8.5 billion.
TI’s IPO becomes the fifth largest IPO in TSX history by total proceeds raised and “marks a historic milestone for our team members around the world,” said Telus CEO Darren Entwistle, in a press release.
Telus International designs, builds and delivers next-generation digital solutions to enhance the customer experience (CX) for global brands. The company’s services support the full lifecycle of its clients’ digital transformation journeys and enable them to more quickly embrace…
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VANCOUVER – Telus and Calgary-based Worldplay Communications today announced partnership aimed at giving Canadian businesses and consumers a new platform to connect virtually.
Consumers will have the ability to stream live events online and through the Optik TV platform, including community events, cultural or faith-based services and local sporting events, while businesses can evolve the delivery of virtual conferences, connect through secure video solutions, and create branded content pages where they can engage with their partners and customers, reads the press release.
“(W)e work closely with thousands of charities and grassroots organizations nation-wide and this new platform presents an exciting opportunity…
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Inaugural training and mentorship/coaching program for corporate Canada recruitment
TORONTO – The Onyx Initiative, a Toronto based non-profit established to bridge the pervasive gap in the recruitment and selection of Black college and university students, and recent graduates for roles in corporate Canada, announced Thursday over 300 applications for its Scholars Program and the selection of 170 participants for the first cohort.
This is both the result of a targeted outreach and engagement campaign with regional Black Student Associations, campus career centres, community organizations, and prominent social media forums, said the press release sent out by Bell Canada, which is a…
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By Ahmad Hathout
GATINEAU – The CRTC has announced a second round of funding commitment from its $750-million Broadband Fund and it’s going to what the industry has often identified as a serious cost barrier to rural broadband: transport facilities.
On Thursday, the regulator announced five recipients for funds worth a total of $26.7 million, focusing on British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario. Those companies are Rogers, Shaw, BH Telecom Corp., Columbia Basin Broadband Corporation, and Tough Country Communications Ltd., which are expected to connect 41 communities with 550 km of fibre transport.
The first announcement pledged $72 million for satellite and fibre…
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Data plan prices have dropped between 10% and 18% since last year
OTTAWA — With no fanfare, or even a press release, the ministry of Innovation, Science and Industry released its latest quarterly report on wireless plan prices last Friday, which shows the majority of monthly wireless plans with 2 GB to 6 GB continue to decrease in price across Canada.
ISI (formerly ISED) is tracking wireless plan pricing as part of the federal government’s public pledge to consumers to reduce the cost of wireless services by 25% by early 2022. Benchmark prices, or the prices to which the 25% reduction…
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VANCOUVER — Telus International’s initial public offering (IPO) of 37 million subordinate voting shares started trading today on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange, with the company setting the initial IPO price at $30.70 (or US$25) per share.
At the end of Wednesday’s trading day, Telus International’s share price closed at $39.95 (up 30.13%) on the TSX and US$30.40 (up 21.6%) on the NYSE. The subordinate voting shares are trading under the ticker symbol “TIXT” on both stock exchanges, and the offering is expected to close on February 5, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.
The company says…
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VANCOUVER — To honour Black History Month, Telus announced today it will donate the full cost of the rental of 50 curated films in its Celebrating Black History collection in the Telus Video on Demand library, up to $10,000, to the Black Health Alliance.
The special collection of films featuring Black artists or Black history is available now through March 1 to all Optik and Pik TV customers. The selection of Black biographical and historical films includes award-winning titles such as 12 Years a Slave, Harriet, Hidden Figures and Selma. Rentals cost between $5 and $7.
“Black History Month presents an…
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SSi Micro says northern broadband won’t grow if everything is given to incumbents
By Ahmad Hathout
OTTAWA – Last week, outgoing Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai said a chunk of the United States’ historic C-band spectrum proceeds should go toward a fund intended to help bring basic telecommunications services to all Americans.
North of the border, NDP Member of Parliament Brian Masse (and many others) has long been calling for spectrum proceeds to fund rural broadband investments — even creating a proposal to connect the entirety of the country to universal objective speeds (50 Mbps download/10 Mbps upload) much sooner than…
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Cloud-based software and services company Synacor today announced its work with popular health and fitness platform Openfit to make the company’s trainer-led workout content available to millions of Telus subscribers.
Openfit is using Synacor’s Cloud ID identity management to seamlessly authenticate Telus subscriptions and quickly extend access to millions of potential subscribers. This allows Telus subscribers to explore new content experiences outside the typical pay-TV viewing lineup, explains Synacor’s press release.
Telus subscribers can add Openfit to their Optik TV package or choose an Optik TV bundle that already includes Openfit. By adding Openfit, subscribers will enjoy…
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