TELUS says it plans to invest $2 billion in Quebec through 2020 to further extend their communication infrastructure in the province, with $340 million this year alone geared towards expansion of fibre optic to homes and businesses.
The company says “thousands of homes” in Chaudière-Appalaches, Côte-Nord, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie will get fibre optic, while rural communities such as Lac-au-Saumon, Saint-Léonard and Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard will get the gigabit-enabled network by next year.
François Gratton, Executive Vice-President and President, Business Solutions East and TELUS Quebec, said in a statement “By the end of 2020 TELUS will have invested more than $27 billion in Quebec since 2000.”
Rural areas will continue to get more wireless sites, while 4G LTE and LTE-advanced capacity will continue to be extended, “even into Montreal’s metro”. TELUS, Bell, Rogers and Vidéotron are currently are sharing the $50 million cost of expanding wireless sites to the Société de transport de Montréal.
