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High spectrum costs are the villain in cellular prices, Big 3 tell INDU
telecom | 03/18/2024 3:52 pm EDT
The presidents of the Big Three telecoms told the House of Commons Industry Committee that it is the government which is one of the biggest offenders in wireless prices....
INDU debates study of mobile plan price hikes
telecom | 01/15/2024 5:46 pm EST
After almost two hours of deliberation last Thursday, the House industry and technology committee failed to decide on a motion put forward by Conservative MP Rick Perkins to conduct a study into Rogers Communications Inc. and BCE Inc.’s recently announced price hikes....
Telus posts record net customer growth, 75% decline in profits
telecom | 11/03/2023 6:23 pm EDT
Telus Corp. reported a 75 per cent drop in profits for the three months...
Telus Q1 profit down from last year
telecom | 05/04/2023 5:40 pm EDT
Telus Corp. reported profits of $224 million for the three months ending March 31, a 45 per cent dip...
Telus Health buys LifeWorks in $2.3B deal, analysts upbeat
telecom | 06/16/2022 4:02 pm EDT
Telus Corp. announced Thursday it is purchasing digital health company...
Telus winding down copper network as it releases Q3 results
Media | 11/05/2021 3:41 pm EDT
Telus Corp. expects to have its legacy copper network out of commission...
Telus acquires AI company for $1.2B ahead of IPO for Telus International
telecom | 11/06/2020 6:34 pm EST
The $1.2-billion acquisition of Lionbridge AI by Telus Corp. will "help accelerate the digital transformation and strategic growth journey of Telus International," CEO Darren Entwistle said on a third-quarter earnings call with analysts Friday. The purchase will set Telus International up for that division’s planned initial public offering (IPO) in the first quarter of 2021, he said. Telus International provides IT services to clients across a number of industries. The purchase of...
Telus releases its layoff-authorizing board resolution publicly
telecom | 06/29/2020 5:36 pm EDT
In order to continue paying dividends to the company's shareholders —...
Either disclose or withdraw MVNO layoff threat, CRTC tells Telus
telecom | 06/22/2020 6:10 pm EDT
The CRTC is asking Telus Corp. to publicly release a resolution from the...
Investment cut threats over MVNOs not ‘just theater’: Telus
telecom | 02/20/2020 6:30 pm EST
GATINEAU, Que. — Toward the tail end of nearly three hours of testimony...
Telus confirms it will use Huawei in ‘initial module’ of 5G rollout
telecom | 02/13/2020 8:29 pm EST
Telus Corp. will be using Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. equipment in its...
Telus International to go public after $1.3B acquisition
telecom | 12/05/2019 2:04 pm EST
Telus Corp.’s outsourcing and call centre operation Telus International...
Telus subscriber adds offset slight ARPU pressure
telecom | 11/07/2019 5:39 pm EST
Despite the summer’s volatility in the wireless market, with a rush of new offerings in “unlimited”...
Telus warned gov’t of Huawei ban’s ‘far-reaching impacts’: secret docs
telecom | 08/27/2019 3:18 pm EDT
Telus Corp. told the federal government that prohibiting Huawei...
Telus begins separating ‘quality’ wireless subs in financial reports
telecom | 05/09/2019 6:46 pm EDT
One year after claiming it registers similar smartphone-specific new...
Analysts surprised by Bell’s lack of 600 MHz, incumbent spend
telecom | 04/11/2019 5:57 pm EDT
BCE Inc. walking away from the 600 MHz spectrum auction with no licences, and the amount the winning incumbents ended up paying for the spectrum, came as a surprise to some financial analysts.
National Bank analyst Adam Shine said in a research note that while the...
Telus says it can manage a Huawei 5G ban after warning of costs, delay
telecom | 02/14/2019 10:58 am EST
The head of Telus Corp. says the company would be able to “adeptly”...
Financial hit of a Huawei 5G ban likely ‘non-material’ to Bell, Telus: Desjardins
telecom | 02/12/2019 4:18 pm EST
If the Canadian government eventually decides to ban Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. from Canada’s 5G networks, the financial consequences suffered by Canada’s big telecom...
Telus posts wireline gains at expense of Shaw
telecom | 11/08/2018 5:51 pm EST
Telus Corp. ended its third quarter with 187,000 new customers, reporting growth that beat expectations...
Cultural sector reaches out to Rodriguez
Media | 09/19/2018 6:12 pm EDT
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has met with creative groups in his first registered lobby...
Videotron planning moves on prepaid wireless: CEO
Media | 08/09/2018 5:52 pm EDT
Quebecor Inc.’s Videotron will follow the incumbents’ lead and put in place initiatives to increase its stable of prepaid wireless customers, Videotron CEO Manon Brouillette indicated in a conference call with analysts Thursday.
“Stay tuned. We are preparing something in that area,” she said in response to a question about companies like BCE Inc. who have been launching prepaid services with the hopes of attracting customers who can later be converted to...
Telus’ customer service strategy improving churn in wireline: CEO
telecom | 08/03/2018 4:01 pm EDT
The customer service strategy that Telus Corp. has been employing for over...
Cogeco hires lobbyist with wireless spectrum expertise
telecom | 07/03/2018 11:54 am EDT
Amir Bigloo, who has a history of successful spectrum purchases as CEO of...
Big Gig-spawned deals ‘artificially’ inflated churn for Telus
telecom | 05/10/2018 6:58 pm EDT
The holiday season caused a dramatic inflation of Telus Corp.’s defection...
Rogers, Bell add junk food bill concerns to lobby efforts
Media | 04/25/2018 2:54 pm EDT
Rogers Communications Inc. and BCE Inc. have registered to lobby the...
Internet Society establishes lobby footing in Canada
Media | 03/27/2018 6:32 pm EDT
A decades-old organization that is pushing for a multilateral approach to decision-making on the future...
SWIFT takes fibre goals to the Hill
Media | 02/21/2018 5:57 pm EST
Over six years after it was established, a government-funded non-profit initiative seeking to deliver...
Bell, Telus report wireless sub gains from December promos
Media | 02/08/2018 6:27 pm EST
BCE Inc. and Telus Corp. both reported quarterly results for the three...
BPF registers to lobby amidst consumer group funding concerns
Media | 12/14/2017 2:25 pm EST
A few months after the emergence of a proposal asking the CRTC to shift...
Telus revenue, profit up 4 per cent each
telecom | 11/09/2017 7:52 pm EST
Telus Corp. reported revenue of $3.36 billion, up four per cent from the same quarter last year, in its third-quarter results released Thursday, while net income also increased 4.2 per cent to $370 million over that time. Wireless revenue saw a 6.1 per cent increase over last year’s Q3 to $1.95 billion, whereas wireline stayed relatively flat with one per cent increase to $1.48 billion, Telus said in the results for the three-month period ended Sept. 30. Net new wireless subscribers also continued to grow with 44,000 more over 2016’s third quarter, a net 124,000 new pre- and...
Broadcast lobbying jumped ahead of Creative Canada release
Media | 10/24/2017 6:20 pm EDT
Creative organizations stepped up and added to a surge in lobbying activity...
Telus leads in end-of-summer lobbying activity
Media | 09/25/2017 5:31 pm EDT
Telus Corp. was far and away the busiest industry stakeholder when it came to...
Telus’ record low wireless churn difficult to sustain: CEO
telecom | 08/11/2017 4:20 pm EDT
Telus Corp. took some analysts by surprise when it reported postpaid...
Telus profits slide as wireless segment continues to impress
telecom | 02/09/2017 9:35 pm EST
Like clockwork, Telus Corp. joined its competitors in reporting higher wireless numbers in its fourth quarter of 2016, but decreased profits due to restructuring costs tugged on the...
Telus rolls out welcome mat to lead Dec. lobbying numbers
Media | 01/23/2017 9:28 pm EST
Telus Corp. led the telecom pack in December for government relations activity, according to the federal lobbyists’ registry, logging 14 monthly communication reports. In addition to getting in touch with the policy advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Justin To, Telus also bent the ears of members of the prime minister’s cabinet. According to the communication reports, which are filed by the 15th of every month for the previous month’s activity, Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains were...
Telus launches low-cost Internet program
telecom | 10/17/2016 9:35 pm EDT
Telus Corp. has launched a pilot program intended to make Internet service affordable for single-parent families on government assistance. The company said in a Friday press release the Telus Internet for Good...
Telus takes heat for backing carbon plan
telecom | 10/05/2016 8:52 pm EDT
Telus Corp. issued an apology Wednesday after a Tuesday night social media post linking the company to support for the federal government’s recently announced carbon-pricing plan generated backlash...
Telus reports higher revenues despite Alberta challenges
telecom | 08/05/2016 6:21 pm EDT
Telus Corp.’s revenues in the three months ended June 30 were up 1.5 per cent to $3.15 billion, compared to $3.1 billion a year earlier, the company reported Friday. It said in a...
MTS considered SaskTel merger, Telus and Rogers declined to bid
telecom | 06/02/2016 9:07 pm EDT
An information package for Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. shareholders sheds some light on the genesis of the proposed $3.9-billion acquisition of the company by BCE Inc., announced May 2. According...
Telus aiming to make Vancouver ‘gigabit-enabled’
telecom | 10/02/2015 6:23 pm EDT
Telus Corp. said Friday it will invest $1 billion over the next five years to connect most homes and businesses in Vancouver to its fibre-optic network. It said in a press release that when the first neighbourhoods are fully connected early next year, home Internet speeds as fast as 150 Mbps will be available. It said...
Darren Entwistle as Telus CEO is ‘less complicated’: analyst
telecom | 08/10/2015 6:18 pm EDT
After a little more than one year on the job, Telus Corp. announced Monday that Joe Natale has stepped down as president and CEO, and has been replaced by Darren Entwistle, who was Natale's predecessor in this job and has been the company's executive chairman ever since the previous changeover. In a press release,...
Telus to expand fibre network in Edmonton
telecom | 06/22/2015 1:59 pm EDT
Telus Corp. said Friday it will be expanding its fibre-optic network in Edmonton to connect directly to more than 90 per cent of homes and businesses in the city over the next six years. The company said in a press release that...
Telus to invest $4 billion in B.C. through 2018
telecom | 04/15/2015 2:21 pm EDT
Telus Corp. said Wednesday it will spend $4 billion on infrastructure and facilities in its home province of British Columbia over the next four years, including $1 billion this year. The company said in a press release that the...
AWS-3 results provide Wind with ‘secure, clear roadmap for LTE’: Lacavera
telecom | 03/06/2015 2:18 pm EST
Wind Mobile will work to roll out LTE connections on its network by the end of 2016, as long as the technology to take advantage of the AWS-3 spectrum it picked up in this week’s auction is ready, Wind chairman Anthony Lacavera said Friday. The results of the March 3 auction were announced by Industry Minister James Moore at a Friday morning event in Toronto, with Wind adding three AWS-3 licences in southern Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia for $56.4 million. “This is obviously a very positive development in terms of getting us a secure, clear roadmap for LTE in 95 per cent of our coverage area,” Lacavera said in a Friday phone interview. Thirty of the 50...
Lisa de Wilde to join Telus board
telecom | 12/04/2014 3:35 pm EST
Telus Corp. on Thursday said that Lisa de Wilde will join its board of directors on Feb. 1. De Wilde is currently CEO of Ontario public educational broadcaster TVO and chairwoman of the Toronto International Film Festival...
Telus lobbies PM Harper on health
Media | 11/19/2014 9:02 pm EST
Telus Corp. communicated with high-ranking members of the federal government in October, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper about the company’s health-care operations, according to the lobbying registry. The Oct. 2...
Telus to invest $1.1B in Ont. by 2016
telecom | 05/21/2014 7:38 pm EDT
Telus Corp. said Wednesday it will invest $1.1 billion in technology infrastructure in Ontario between now and 2016. It said in a press release that the money will go toward expanding its wireless network, bringing fibre-optic...
Telus to invest $2.8B in B.C. over 3 years
telecom | 05/05/2014 2:27 pm EDT
Telus Corp. said Monday it will invest $2.8 billion in infrastructure in British Columbia, much of it designed to improve Internet and wireless coverage across the province, between now and 2016. It said in a press release that...
Darren Entwistle leaves Telus ‘in good hands’
telecom | 03/31/2014 7:07 pm EDT
The man who led Telus Corp.’s evolution from a Western Canada-focused home-phone services provider to what one analyst called “arguably the most successful wireless carrier in North America” is stepping down as CEO. The company said in a press release Monday that Darren Entwistle will leave his post as president and CEO of Telus on May 8, the date of Telus’ annual general meeting, and be replaced by Joe Natale, who is currently chief commercial officer and executive vice-president. Entwistle was appointed CEO of Telus in 2000, coming over from Cable & Wireless UK...
Telus expands LTE network in Ontario, New Brunswick
telecom | 03/25/2014 6:33 pm EDT
Telus Corp. said Tuesday it has extended its LTE network to new communities in Ontario and New Brunswick. It said in separate news releases that customers in Bradford, Ont., and Bathurst, N.B., would now be able to enjoy data...