Telus

Telus announced on Tuesday it is committing $66 billion to Canada over the next five years, and the investment covers a lot of ground beyond just building cell towers. The company said the money is going toward expanding its 5G and fibre networks, growing its AI infrastructure, and even converting old office buildings into rental...

A Koodo customer in Quebec managed to lock in one of the more jaw-dropping phone plans we've seen in a while: 165GB of 5G data for $20 a month, with unlimited calling and texting and data across Canada, the US, and Mexico thrown in. The deal surfaced on RFD and comes with the usual YMMV...

Indigenous tech startup wâsikan kisewâtisiwin has teamed up with Telus to test an AI tool built to address how Indigenous Peoples are represented in writing. Telus is the first company to beta test the technology, with thousands of employees now using the platform to help sharpen its accuracy. The tool scans documents for colonial framing,...

Bell has taken the top spot among Canadian telecom brands this year. According to the 2026 Brand Finance Telecoms 150 and Global 500 rankings, the Montreal-based carrier jumped from 20th place globally in 2025 to 15th in 2026, putting it ahead of its domestic rivals. Telus slipped one spot, dropping from 15th to 16th, while...

Telus-owned prepaid brand Public Mobile has tweaked its plans again, as expected. Last week we told you its entry plan was set to see reduced data due to the end of a promo today, and that happened as expected. Here are Public Mobile’s plans as of May 12, 2026: $22 talk and text 4G $25/3GB...

The federal government and Telus are teaming up to build a major AI data centre in British Columbia, part of a push to make sure Canada has its own computing muscle rather than leaning on foreign infrastructure. The idea is straightforward: keep Canadian data and intellectual property on Canadian soil. As demand for AI processing...

We’ve analyzed the latest wireless plans from Rogers, Telus, Bell, and Freedom Mobile for May 2026, including their flanker brands Fido, Koodo, and Virgin Plus. To finish our review, let’s look at pricing for the prepaid brands—Chatr, Lucky Mobile, and Public Mobile—along with Quebecor’s Fizz, where the best rates always require autopay. Public Mobile $35/35GB...

Telus-owned prepaid brand Public Mobile is set to make changes on its entry 5G plan, which is currently priced at $35 with 35GB of data. On Friday, Public Mobile added a label to say the $35 offer “ends May 11”. So that means we can expect changes, likely in the form of reduced data. Here...

Telus dropped its first quarter results for 2026 on Friday, and the headline number is 262,000 new mobile and fixed connections added in what the company called an intensely competitive market. Telus was the last of the Big 3 to share their first quarter earnings. On the wireless side, Telus brought in 428,000 gross mobile...

Every month, we go under the hood of the Canadian wireless market to track the shifting strategies of flanker brands Fido, Virgin Plus, and Koodo, alongside their parent companies Rogers, Bell, and Telus. Let’s dive into the current 'Bring Your Own Device' (BYOD) landscape after autopay discounts, shall we? Fido $40/20GB (was $35) $45/60GB (was...

We're about one week into May, so let's check in on wireless plan pricing from Rogers, Telus, Bell, and Freedom Mobile compares to last month. It's clear right now is not the best time to jump on a new cellphone plan. Rogers $60/60GB (was 100GB) $65/100GB (was $70/175GB) — now includes Canada-US-Mexico (was Canada-US only)...

Telus is using artificial intelligence to alter the accents of its call centre agents in real time through its subsidiary Telus Digital, and the backlash has been swift. Labour advocates are calling the practice deceptive, and the federal government is being urged to require disclosure whenever the technology is used. Rogers and Bell, meanwhile, say...