Telus spending $800 million to upgrade broadband network

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Telus spending $800 million to upgrade broadband network
Last Updated Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:16:39 EDT
CBC News

Telus Corp. says it is investing nearly $800 million over the next three years to beef up its broadband network so it can offer its customers a wide range of new services, including high-definition television.

The Vancouver-based company said Friday it plans to install advanced internet equipment in more than 7,000 sites in British Columbia, Alberta and eastern Quebec and run fibre optic cable closer to its customers' homes.

"Telus broadband enables Telus to further unleash the power of the internet for our customers, paving the way for exciting emerging services including high-definition Telus TV," said Darren Entwistle, Telus president and chief executive officer.

"Telus TV is really just one example" of what the company could do in the future, added Joe Grech, executive vice-president of Telus network operations.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/money/national/2006/09/08/telus.html

Hope it costs you eight billion. The only phone company that nobody wants. Just try and phone the company about a problem. Good luck. You get a never ending computer response. Hell you can't even cancel you're service.

Great work for the US phone corporation.

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1. How integrated are they with Telus Mobility?

My new cel phone stopped making and receiving calls this week for no apparent reason, so I called the help desk. I was on hold for about 15 minutes, the help desk lady apologized for the wait, gave me five minutes of airtime credit, and solved my problem shortly thereafter.

Obviously just anecdotal, but I was happy enough.