KAMLOOPS and WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – As part of a strategic partnership with the province, Telus has invested a total of more than $3.1 million to bring its 4G LTE network to stretches of highway through Little Fort, Avola and to more than 12 kilometres of highway from Williams Lake to McLeese Lake. Telus’ 4G wireless network is also now live in Hinton and Jasper, Alberta and Moncton, New Brunswick.
The two new wireless sites in Little Fort and Avola provide service to about 17 kilometres of Highway 24 from the Interlakes area to Little Fort…
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VANCOUVER – Telus' seesawing foreign ownership levels have once again come down to the 15% level the carrier announced for mid-November. Based on large reservation applications by non-Canadian investors, most likely from New York hedge fund Mason Capital, Telus' potential foreign ownership level briefly spiked to more than 30% at the end of November. These reservation applications have now expired unfilled and therefore all requests by non-Canadians to purchase common shares are being considered and approved, if they do not risk causing the company to exceed the foreign ownership regulatory cap of 33…
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LLOYDMINSTER, AB AND ST. CATHARINES, ON – Telus continues to expand its 4G footprint across the country with the communities of Lloydminster and St. Catharines now part of the network. Additional communities in Alberta and Ontario will be getting access to 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) in the coming months adds Telus.
Today’s announcement is part of the company’s $2.4 million investment in Lloydminster to expand its wireline network and to bring 4G to the community and part of a further $650 million investment in Ontario over the next three years.
“With a 4G LTE…
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VANCOUVER – Telus is using intimidation and bullying to “stop Mobilicity’s conversation that you don’t need a contract to get wireless” charges Stewart Lyons, Mobilicity President and COO. He was responding to a lawsuit that Telus has filed against the new carrier for “false and misleading” TV ads.
The ads claim that “unlimited plans” offered by the incumbent carriers don’t cover all costs such as text messages, while positioning Mobilicity’s own voice and data services as truly unlimited.
Lyons told Cartt.ca the lawsuit was “bizarre” given that his company has “been repeating the same message…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has ruled that Telus has placed OUTtv at a competitive disadvantage by marketing the Category A service more like a B service, by making it an optional package on its Optik TV service. It found that Telus violated undue preference regulations related to the packaging and marketing of OUTtv Network Inc. by providing operators of other programming services a preference, contrary to section 9 of the Broadcasting Distribution Regulations. It has given Telus until February 8 to provide a detailed marketing plan on how it will remedy the unfair advantage.
The decision sets…
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VANCOUVER – After apparently selling off its shares in Telus last month, Mason Capital is now “re-establishing a significant long position in common shares and shifting their short position primarily to common shares,” reports Telus.
The carrier cautions that due to the sudden increase in foreign ownership levels, Telus' transfer agent (Computershare) may not be able to approve new applications by non-Canadians to purchase Telus common shares, if that purchase would risk causing the company to exceed the federally mandated 33.3% foreign ownership level.
Telus says the re-established long common share position at November month-end…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC has denied a request by Globalive (Wind Mobile) to review Telus’ foreign ownership.
“The commission is satisfied that Telus’ mechanisms for ensuring its compliance are consistent with the provisions and requirements established,” and that it “does not consider there to be sufficient evidence of non-compliance on the record of this proceeding to warrant a review,” the CRTC wrote in its decision.
Globalive requested the review claiming the carrier was in breach of regulations that prevent non-Canadians from owning more than 33.3% of the common shares of incumbent telcos like Telus….
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RIMOUSKI, QC – Telus has opened its new $65 million Intelligent Internet Data Centre in Rimouski, and will invest an additional $13 million in added IT infrastructure to bring world-class cloud-based solutions to Quebec and Canadian businesses.
The new Telus Tier III design-certified centre is the first Telus Internet data centre built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold standards. Its 1.15 Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rating places Telus at the forefront of the industry with an energy-efficiency that is more than 80% superior to that of traditional data centres. Constructed with a unique…
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BRANTFORD, ON – Telus’ customers in Brantford now have access to 4G speeds with additional communities to be upgraded to Long Term Evolution (LTE) in the coming months. Today's announcement is part of the company's $650 million investment in Ontario over the next three years to further expand and enhance its wireless networks.
"With a 4G LTE device like Samsung Galaxy S III or Note II, our customers will have the fastest wireless Internet at their fingertips, as fast as your home Internet connection but on your smartphone, tablet or Internet key. We are continuing…
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REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Telus is investing $2.2 million to bring new wireless coverage to more than 35 kilometres of difficult terrain along Highway 1 between Malakwa and Revelstoke, as part of a strategic partnership with the province.
The first of two sites bringing coverage to the area, located about 30 kilometres west of Revelstoke, is now live. Telus expects that the second site, north of Mt. Griffin Ecological Reserve, will go live within the next month. Together, the sites will bring more than 35 kilometres of wireless service to residents, businesses and travellers along Highway 1…
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