Telus urges feds to spend spectrum windfall on broadband

VANCOUVER - Telus is encouraging the federal government to invest $1 billion of the $4.25 billion raised in the wireless spectrum auction to pursue its goal of making Canada the most connected country in the world. The auction says Telus has provided an unprecedented opportunity to bring broadband Internet services to thousands of rural communities. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make Canada the most connected nation in the world and advance the government's own agenda of making ours an even more competitive economy," said Janet Yale, Telus executive vice-president of corporate affairs. "More than $4 billion has been raised...