Telus execs talk Shaw Mobile, the power of its health group and a coming Telus International IPO

By Greg O’Brien VANCOUVER – As expected, Telus executives said their company is very well positioned to weather whatever storm the newly launched Shaw Mobile releases into the Albert and British Columbia telecom marketplace. Pointing to its long-term track record, relationships with its customers and solid distribution channels (Telus has 300-plus retail stores in the two provinces compared to 19 for Shaw, although the latter does have additional retail partners like Wal-Mart), company executives on its second quarter results conference call with financial analysts on Friday sounded pretty confident they have prepared well for this new competitive brand. “We’ve been...