CRTC is on the right track with its draft code for mobile wireless services
TELUS welcomes the draft code released by the CRTC today in its ongoing public consultation on a set of baseline rules to govern consumer contracts for wireless services. TELUS has been clear in its...
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Safer Internet Day 2013
Yesterday was Safer Internet Day, but TELUS’ commitment to online safety continues all year ‘round. We’re proud to be a long-time supporter of two key Canadian organizations dedicated to Internet...
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TELUS encourages the CRTC to keep the future friendly for Canadian wireless...
This week, a panel of TELUS marketing, regulatory and legal representatives appeared before the CRTC in its ongoing proceeding to establish a mandatory code for wireless services. Our message was that...
View ArticleCommon themes emerging in the CRTC wireless code proceeding
Sitting at the CRTC national wireless code hearing all week, I’ve heard some common themes emerging on what the code should and shouldn’t do. Here are some of them. Prepaid services The diversity of...
View ArticleTELUS’ latest submission to the CRTC wireless code proceeding
Today we filed our “Final Written Comments” in the CRTC’s ongoing wireless code proceeding. Below is an excerpt. The full document is available here. In our December 18, 2012 Reply Comments, TELUS...
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Waiting for 700 MHz
We were happy to see Industry Minister Christian Paradis suggest recently that the rules for the 700 MHz spectrum auction will be issued soon and that the auction will commence in 2013. TELUS welcomes...
View ArticleTELUS implements Wireless Video Experience Optimization to reduce congestion...
TELUS has recently completed the successful rollout of Wireless Video Experience Optimization on our nationwide 4G wireless network. This innovative technology unobtrusively optimizes streaming video...
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Fact vs. fromage: mythbusting Canada’s wireless industry
Would you believe me if I told you the moon was made of green cheese? Probably not. What if I told you that Canada has the highest wireless prices in the world? That sounds more believable, right? Of...
View ArticleWhy do Canada’s wireless critics want to turn back time?
TELUS is making the future friendlier for wireless consumers When a top Bay Street equity analyst recently identified ten common myths about the state of the Canadian wireless industry and countered...
View ArticleThe Challenges to Consumer Choice in Television Programming Services
TELUS launched its IPTV service only a few years ago and subscribers are flocking to the service in droves, reaching over 678,000 subscribers in the short timeframe since its commercial launch. There...
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Why vertical integration in Canada’s communications market should be a...
The average consumer has no idea what vertical integration means, let alone why he or she should be concerned about it. But that doesn’t make vertical integration in the broadcasting and...
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Mythbusting Bell’s propaganda concerning its acquisition of Astral Media
Last November, Bell announced that it had submitted a revised plan to the CRTC to once again attempt to acquire Astral Media after the CRTC denied the first transaction earlier in October. With its...
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TELUS comments on Bell’s new proposal to acquire Astral Media
On April 5th, TELUS filed written comments with the CRTC regarding a 2nd application by Bell Media Inc. (“Bell”) to acquire Astral Media. Bell’s initial application to acquire the company was denied...
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Institute of Corporate Directors shareholder activism conference – on the...
On Wednesday, May 22 Brian Canfield spoke to the Institute of Corporate Directors on the subject of shareholder activism and empty voting. I had the opportunity to attend and would like to share...
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CRTC strikes a good balance in its Consumer Wireless Code
Last week the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) released its much-anticipated consumer Wireless Code, and we think they got most of it right. The Code creates...
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Scratch the surface and the shine comes off critic’s mythology
Despite his claim to the contrary, a recent post by academic and regular telecom industry critic Michael Geist about the new OECD wireless pricing report actually proves the point that Canadians pay...
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Wireless pricing in Canada – a broader look at the facts
In its latest blog OpenMedia selectively pulls out a very few data points from the 2013 OECD report on wireless pricing in member countries including Canada to prove its long-standing – and just plain...
View ArticleThe gift of Verizon
Yesterday, the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Industry, posted on his website that the Harper government “will continue to stay the course by ensuring Canadians benefit from a competitive...
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Proud of our commitment to privacy in Canada
There has been extensive media coverage about Verizon turning over the telephone records of millions of Americans to the National Security Agency. It’s different here in Canada… at least for now. Back...
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Verizon, spectrum, competition: what’s the big deal?
Over the past few weeks, we’ve heard a lot about the potential arrival of Verizon, and what it would mean for the Canadian wireless landscape should they choose to join us here in Canada. Amongst all...
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