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Telus posts strong Q1

VANCOUVER – Telus reported first quarter net customer additions of 145,000 for the period ending March 31, 2021, up 39,000 over the first three months of 2020. The company’s release added them up this way, saying the number includes “31,000 mobile phones, 63,000 connected devices, in addition to 33,000 internet, 11,000 TV and 17,000 security customer connections.” It was offset by residential voice line losses of 10,000. The company’s rapidly growing health division saw revenue rise 10%, “driven by accelerated demand for virtual care, which has seen Canadian members nearly triple over the past 12 months to 2 million,” reads...