Telus supports low-income seniors with cheap plans and free phones

VANCOUVER — Telus today launched its Mobility for Good for Seniors program which provides Canadian seniors on the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) a free smartphone and subsidized mobility rate plan. Available now, the program includes a free refurbished smartphone, unlimited nationwide talk and text, and 3GB of data for $25 per month. Mobility for Good for Seniors is entirely subsidized by Telus, with no cost to the government or taxpayers, the company says in its press release. Across Canada, 2.2 million seniors receive the GIS from the federal government, and are eligible for Telus Mobility for Good for Seniors. To...