Telus activates Fraser Canyon wireless coverage

VANCOUVER – Telus is helping to bring wireless service to B.C.’s Fraser Canyon for the first time. As part of a 10-year agreement called Connecting British Columbia signed with the provincial government earlier this year, Telus has pledged to connect more than 1,700 km of Highway 1 with wireless service, run fibre optic cable directly to some 450 B.C. schools, and make faster Internet speeds available to Internet service providers who use Telus’ infrastructure. The first of five new wireless sites serving the Fraser Canyon are now active, bringing 4G wireless voice and high-speed Internet services to motorists along Highway 1,...