EDMONTON – At an event Tuesday, Telus announced it will invest $16 billion in its wired and wireless networks in Alberta through the next five years as it pushes its PureFibre and builds 5G.
“As one of the province’s leading employers, our investment includes hiring 5,000 Albertans over the next five years. Furthermore, across our vast partner ecosystem, Telus’ investment in network infrastructure will support the creation of 20,000 family-supporting jobs across the province over the next five years,” says the company press release.
“Telus is proud to be making this generational investment in Alberta, providing the technology to bridge geographic and socio-economic divides and connect citizens to the people, resources and information that make their lives better,” said Darren Entwistle, president and CEO.
Between 2000 and 2018, Telus says it has invested more than $45 billion in technology and operations in Alberta.
First launched in Blackfalds, Alberta, the gigabit-enabled Telus PureFibre network gives customers access to symmetrical upload and download speeds on plans like Gigabit Internet at 940/940 Mbps. Gigabit Internet customers can download a full HD movie or upload 100 high-resolution photos in just a few seconds, says the company.
Since 2013, Telus has invested $3 billion in PureFibre to connect 125 communities and more than two million premises across the company’s entire footprint.
Entwistle also highlights his company’s philanthropic endeavors, where its programs have provided 122,000 Albertan families access to low-cost, high-speed Internet, nearly 5,000 Albertan youth with a free smartphone and data plan, and over 10,000 annual medical interventions for vulnerable Albertans through its mobile health clinics.
In Alberta, Telus has given $200 million and volunteered more than 500,000 days to charitable and community organizations since 2000.
Photo borrowed from Entwistle’s Instagram account.
