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Telus to invest $500 M in B.C.

VANCOUVER – Telus is investing $500 million on advanced wireless and wireline broadband infrastructure in British Columbia, the company announced Tuesday.Construction of its next generation wireless network is underway, and the new network, based on the latest version of High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) technology, will launch by early 2010.Telus will also build a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) designed Internet data centre that it calls one of the “greenest” in North America, while its broadband wireline investment plan will expand its high-speed Internet and digital TV service in B.C. and Alberta “Despite the challenging times, we are confident in...