Telus Corp. has told the federal government that it should take $1 billion from the $4.25 billion raised from Industry Canada’s Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) spectrum auction and invest in expanding broadband throughout the country. Janet Yale, executive VP of corporate affairs at Telus, says this is an unprecedented opportunity to take broadband deeper into rural and remote parts of Canada.

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