Telus to invest $1.3B in Quebec through 2016

MONTREAL – Telus is set to invest more than $1.3 billion in new infrastructure and facilities across Quebec through 2016, the company said Tuesday.Telus will spend $640 million across the province this year, the final year of a three-year plan unveiled in 2012, and has committed to invest another $700 million in 2015 and 2016 on infrastructure. Specifically, Telus pledged to connect more households and businesses to fibre optics; expand its 4G LTE network to over 80% of the province’s population by the end of 2014; rapidly deploy 700MHz spectrum for use in rural and urban areas; continue the rollout of...