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Telus to Build Cell Towers in Nanaimo Despite Local Health Fears
Two new cell towers are coming to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, B.C., despite concerns from nearby residents about health and proximity to homes. Telus plans to install two 15.7-metre antenna poles that double as streetlights on Shepherd Ave, just before Fifth St. in the Harewood neighbourhood. Nanaimo City Council approved a licensing deal at a...
Koodo Prepaid Users Hit With Surprise Booster Expiry Change [Update]
Koodo prepaid customers may be in for a surprise: the company now says its booster add-ons will expire—even though its support site still claims they won’t (well, that’s because it’s an AI summary of the features). Until recently, Koodo’s prepaid boosters, like data or long-distance minutes, were promoted as “not expiring” as long as your...
Telus Offloads Cell Towers in $1.2B Deal With Pension Giant
Telus is spinning off its cell tower business in a major deal with one of Canada’s biggest pension funds. The company announced it’s selling a 49.9% stake in its new tower operator, called Terrion, to La Caisse (CDPQ) for $1.26 billion. Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, is a Montreal-based Canadian pension fund manager...
Telus Wipes Out Q2 Profit After $500 Million Digital Write-Down
Telus has reported a net loss of $245 million for its second quarter of 2025, blaming the dip on restructuring costs and business changes. The company said it had higher “transformational investments,” including severance and downsizing expenses, which pushed it into the red—despite solid growth in wireless and internet services. Quarterly revenue came in at...
Bell Puts Telus on Blast: Quit Moaning, Build Your Own Network
Bell is publicly pushing back against Telus’ lobbying efforts to keep accessing competitors’ broadband networks instead of investing in its own. In a pair of posts on X, Bell highlighted recent comments from two analyst reports questioning Telus' strategy in Ontario and Quebec. Bell quoted a July 28 report from National Bank of Canada that...
Telus Powers Up Canada’s First Sovereign AI Cloud with OpenText
Waterloo-based OpenText and Telus have teamed up to launch a new cloud service designed specifically for Canadian businesses and government agencies. Called the OpenText and Telus Canadian Sovereign Cloud, this service provides secure cloud computing and AI technology, with all data stored in Canada. The cloud service will operate out of Telus's data centers in...
Telus Launches Wi-Fi 7 Hardware—Here’s Where It’s Available First
Telus has officially launched its Wi-Fi 7 hardware in British Columbia, with Alberta and Quebec next in line. The new system offers faster speeds, lower latency, and support for more devices at once—aimed at households juggling 4K streaming, gaming, and smart home gadgets. We previously told you about Telus’ Wi-Fi 7 plans when its new...
Telus Blames Surge in Copper Theft for Citywide Outages
A recent wave of copper thefts has knocked out phone and internet service for thousands of Calgary residents, exposing vulnerabilities in Canada’s telecom infrastructure. Since mid-July, Telus says eight separate thefts have occurred across the city, impacting over 3,500 homes and businesses. The hardest hit areas include southwest Calgary, where entire blocks have gone dark...
Feds, B.C. and Telus Team Up on $84 Million Internet Expansion
More than $84 million in funding from the federal and B.C. governments will go toward expanding high-speed internet access in rural and Indigenous communities across the province. The joint announcement, made Monday by federal Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger and B.C. Citizens’ Services Minister Diana Gibson, includes over $77 million for 15...
Here are Telus and Koodo Back to School Deals for 2025
It's almost time for that dreaded back to school feeling, and companies have started early once again to market plans and offers targeting students. Here are the latest back to school offers from Telus and Koodo for 2025. Telus is offering up the following deals for students and back to school--check them out below: Internet...
Telus Countersues Bell for $1 Million in Fibre Internet Showdown
Telus is accusing Bell of trying to block competition in Ontario and Quebec through what it calls a “frivolous” lawsuit — and now it's fighting back. In documents filed Friday, Telus submitted its official response to Bell’s lawsuit, denying the claims and launching a counterclaim that alleges Bell is using its control over fibre internet...
Public Mobile’s Back to School Deals are Here: What’s New
Telus-owned Public Mobile has started marketing its back to school plans, saying, “save smarter with back to school deals." Public Mobile says, “save before the bell with 5G subscription plans starting at only $40/month." Here are the 4G plans: $20/1GB $25/4GB $35/10GB As for Public Mobile’s Canada-US-Mexico 5G plans, there was one...
