TORONTO – Telus will provide, manage and supply its portfolio of network services, including IT security, for the entire network of the Government of Ontario, the company announced today.
The five-year contract is valued at $140 million.
"The contract with the Government of Ontario is another step forward in the continued advancement of the national growth strategy that Telus initiated in 2000," said Darren Entwistle, president and CEO, in the press release.
Telus will provide the provincial government with fully managed services including all network components and an IT security solution suite that recognizes the importance of information security to the public sector and to the citizens of Ontario.
Telus has 5,200 team members in Ontario and since 2000 has invested approximately $7.5 billion in the province. In that time, Telus and its employees have also contributed $25 million to a variety of charities, organizations and local partnerships in Ontario, adds the release.
