99 per cent of households in TELUS' territory already have access to the PureFibre network for work, education, entertainment, and virtual healthcare
TELUS on track to complete its network deployments related to the Operation High Speed program by
"Our 75 team members and ecosystem of partners in the
TELUS' investment along with the committed government support will help to initiate and advance the following projects:
- Deployment of the PureFibre network to 600 families and businesses in the Innu community of Ekuanitshit and the
Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan municipality. These households have home access to optic fibre Internet, the world's fastest and most reliable Internet technology. PureFibre offers ultra-fast symmetrical speeds along with nearly infinite bandwidth so everyone can work, stream, game, or make video calls at the same time. It also supports the entire TELUS family of superior home products and services, which includes a wide selection of connected healthcare services and advanced security, home automation and entertainment solutions. - Construction of new wireless sites in Ekuanitshit and
Port-Menier for expanded 5G coverage in the Minganie region. The mobile roll-out inPort-Menier also delivers high speed residential and business Internet service to families and businesses onAnticosti Island . As it continues to evolve, 5G technology will be instrumental in making our cities smarter and greener, transforming agriculture, improving healthcare, and further advancing connected homes and autonomous cars. - Ongoing support for vulnerable
North Shore families and local organizations. Since 2000, TELUS and its active and retired team members have provided more than 5,500 volunteer hours and$415,000 in cash contribution to support local organizations including the Association des handicapés adultes de la Côte-Nord, Fondation Docteur Camille-Marcoux, Maison des familles deBaie-Comeau and Maison des jeunes deBlanc Sablon . TELUS Mobility and TELUS Internet for Good programs also provide low-cost services to vulnerable youth, seniors, families, or people with disabilities.
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- “With the advent of remote work, and to ensure the social and economic development of Quebec’s different regions, access to a high speed Internet connection is essential. Nowadays, our work, classes, social contacts and even medical consultations all happen online, so all
Quebec residents need access to the technologies that will allow them to take advantage of those opportunities,” says Gilles Bélanger, parliamentary assistant to the Premier ofQuebec for high speed Internet issues. “We want aQuebec that is modern, prosperous and future-oriented, and achieving those goals would be inconceivable without quality high speed Internet service. Over the past few months, thanks to our collaboration with various partners including TELUS, we have been able to overcome a number of different challenges we’ve encountered, and we’re proud of the progress we’ve made.” - "Optic fibre came to our community very recently, and we're already enjoying the positive impact of connectivity in our daily lives," says Jean-Charles Piétacho, Innu Chief of the
Ekuanitshit Innu Council . "Ultra high speed is a powerful tool for sharing our collective memory and millennial knowledge of Nitassinan. It encourages the entrepreneurial spirit and promotes the development of our local economy and tourism. It also gives access to better virtual healthcare and adapted educational services, which allow our youth to continue their learning while remaining anchored in our Innu community."
Ongoing investments for a better future
TELUS plans to invest
The investments announced today are consistent with TELUS’ capital expenditure guidance for 2022, released in the fourth quarter of 2021 earnings release dated
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Accordingly, this news release and the forward-looking statements made in it are subject to the cautionary note and qualified by the assumptions, qualifications and risk factors referred to in TELUS’ 2021 and first quarter 2022 Management’s discussion and analysis, which are incorporated by reference herein, and in other TELUS public disclosure documents and filings with securities commissions in
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