TELUS Corporation
News and overview for TELUS Corporation
TELUS Reports Third Quarter Results [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 61 days 16 hours 50 minutes ago
Record wireless subscriber loading Dividend increased
Fitch Affirms TELUS' IDR at 'BBB+'; Outlook Stable [Press Release]
Business Wire | 21 days 9 hours 5 minutes ago
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings for TELUS Corporation (NYSE: TU) and its subsidiary as follows:
TELUS sets 2009 financial targets [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 22 days 11 hours 22 minutes ago
Building on strength in 2009
Bell announces strategic 3G wireless network investment, maximizing consumer choice in mobile data and confirming its path forward to 4G LTE wireless [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 89 days 16 hours 51 minutes ago
MONTREAL, Quebec, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Bell today announced a significant strategic investment in its Third Generation (3G) wireless network capabilities to ensure it offers Canadians the complete range of high-speed mobile data coverage, services and handset options. The investment also confirms the company's migration path to the global Fourth Generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard.
Telus Announces Buyback
Light Reading | 19 days 12 hours 10 minutes ago
VANCOUVER -- TELUS Corporation (TSX: T - News, T.A - News; NYSE: TU - News) announced today acceptance by the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) of notice of TELUS' intention to purchase from time to time through the facilities of the TSX, if it is considered advisable, up to 4 million of its outstanding common shares and up to 4 million of its outstanding non-voting shares on the TSX. This represents approximately 2.3 per cent of the common and 2.8 per cent of the non-voting outstanding current pu...
Telus Reports Q3
Light Reading | 61 days 14 hours 18 minutes ago
VANCOUVER - TELUS Corporation today reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2008, including revenue of $2.4 billion, a six per cent increase from a year ago. Wireless revenue grew nine per cent based on record year to date subscriber growth while wireline revenue grew four per cent driven by data growth. Consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), as adjusted, decreased 0.6 per cent when compared to the same period a year ago due to hi...
TELUS Develops Technology for Collaboration and Communication
Cablecaster | 64 days 11 hours 30 minutes ago
TELUS Develops Technology for Collaboration and Communication With high definition video capabilities and Internet-based connectivity, TELUS recently unveiled a new Business Centre at the Toronto Board of Trade, saying it's equipped to provide local businesses with advanced communications technologies and business collaboration solutions. It's just one of several recent steps the company has taken to build an array of media-based collaboration and communication services for business and ...
New Appointment to CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors
Cablecaster | 15 days 15 hours 3 minutes ago
New Appointment to CBC/Radio-Canada Board of Directors Peter Dominic Charbonneau has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of CBC/Radio-Canada, the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages announced. "Mr. Charbonneau brings a wealth of knowledge and skills to CBC/Radio-Canada," said The Honourable James Moore. "I am confident that the Board will benefit from his broad experience in both the financial and accounting fields."Since 2001, Charbonneau has ...
IACC Summit Explores Evolving Trends, Best Practices, and Strategies Affecting the Meeting Experience of the Future
Hospitality Net | 32 days 19 hours 24 minutes ago
St. Louis, MO | IACC s First Annual Thought Leader Summit brought together a select group of experts to discuss evolving trends, best practices and strategies that will affect the total meeting experience of the future. The inaugural event was hosted in October by the BMO Financial Group Institute for Learning in Toronto, Canada.
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Forbes | 48 days 7 hours 36 minutes ago
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Echoworx Announces Secure Data Center in Europe to Support Global Availability of Policy-Based Encryption Gateway [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 33 days 11 hours 43 minutes ago
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Learn about the World MP3 Players Market [Press Release]
Business Wire | 22 days 19 hours 23 minutes ago
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Learn about the World Information Security Products and Services Market [Press Release]
Business Wire | 29 days 17 hours 22 minutes ago
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the IT security industry is available in its catalogue.
Telarix Inc. and TEOCO Reach Settlement [Press Release]
Business Wire | 22 days 20 hours 22 minutes ago
Telarix, Inc., the leading provider of business information exchange and interconnect OSS/BSS solutions for content providers, IP service providers and global fixed and mobile operators, TEOCO Corporation and TEOCO's wholly-owned subsidiary Vero Systems, Inc., are pleased to announce that they reached complete settlement today in a lawsuit that had been pending in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia.
Rogers Reports Third Quarter 2008 Financial and Operating Results [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 71 days 19 hours 22 minutes ago
Consolidated Revenue Grows 14% to $3.0 Billion, Adjusted Operating Profit Increases 4% to $1.0 Billion, and Net Income Increases 84% to $495 Million; Solid Liquidity Position Further Strengthened with Successful US$1.75 Billion Investment Grade Debt Offering; Wireless Net Subscriber Additions of 239,000 with Continued Growth in ARPU and Reductions in Churn, Cable Operations adds 160,000 Net Additions ...
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Company Overview
| Company: | TELUS Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Local Exchange Carriers |
| Website: | http://www.telus.com |
TELUS banks on the fact that its customers have something to say. Canada's #2 telecom provider (after BCE), the company is the incumbent local-exchange carrier in British Columbia, Alberta, and eastern Quebec. TELUS provides wireline voice services to more than 4.4 million customers and Internet access to about 1 million. Other wireline services include computer telephony. The company's wireless unit serves about 5.6 million mobile phone customers nationwide with voice, data, and mobile Internet services. Through its TELUS TV unit, it offers video-on-demand and pay-per-view television. TELUS also provides businesses with such information technology and data services as consulting and network managment.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 9,250.4 (2007) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 24.2 (2007) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 1,278.1 (2007) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 30.9 (2007) |
| Number of Employees | 24,228 (2006) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 5.9 (2006) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |