VANCOUVER — Through the expansion of its Connecting for Good programs during the pandemic this past year, Telus says it is now helping to bridge the digital and health divides for three million Canadians in need each year.
During the past 12 months, Telus has expanded its Connecting for Good programs in the following ways:
Internet for Good
- Telus partnered with school boards for K-12 students in need to get high-speed Internet at home for only $9.95 per month
- Expanded the program to include people in need and living with disabilities in British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec, giving them access to high-speed Internet for $9.95 month to stay safely connected at home
Mobility for Good
- Donated more than 14,000 free mobile devices and rate plans (valued at more than $14 million) to hundreds of community health organizations across the country
- Launched Telus Mobility for Good for Seniors, providing Canadian seniors receiving the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) with a subsidized mobility rate plan to ensure they can stay connected to loved ones, reduce feelings of isolation, manage their mental wellbeing, and access important healthcare and government resources and information
- Expanded the Telus Mobility for Good for Youth program to all provinces, and now offers 20,000 youth transitioning from foster care a free smartphone and fully subsidized 3GB data plan for two years
- Launched Telus Mobility for Good for healthcare workers, giving two months of free wireless service to frontline healthcare workers in the hospitals hardest hit by Covid-19 across Canada
Health for Good
- Broadened the reach of Telus Health for Good to a total of 10 cities across Canada, enabling mobile health clinics equipped with the latest in wireless and health technology to deliver primary and mental healthcare, including Covid-19 testing and assessments, directly to people in need
To learn more about Telus’s initiatives, please visit telus.com/friendly.
