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Poor performance of pandemic IPOs is hurting other companies waiting to go public
Andrew Willis
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Telecom companies discuss increased adoption of AI at annual conference
FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot hand miniature in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Telus profit sinks 75% despite revenue, wireless gains as competition intensifies
The Telus offices are seen in Ottawa on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Telus Corp. says it has successfully trialed technology that relies on satellite connectivity to enable voice calls and text messages between smartphones, along with internet of things devices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Telus signs deal with EV charging company Flo to provide real-time data
<div>Telus Corp. is partnering with electric vehicle charging network operator Flo to help make the technology more reliable as adoption of clean vehicle technology is expected to ramp up. The Telus offices are seen in Ottawa on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang</div>
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More TTC riders have full cellular service as Rogers allows BCE, Telus network access
A TTC user checking their phone while heading down to the subway station at College St. is photographed on Aug 21, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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Bell set to launch wireless TTC service ‘in the coming weeks’
A TTC subway passenger uses their mobile phone while heading north on the Yonge line on Aug 21, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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Many stocks are struggling as bond yields rise. Meet Canada’s most rate-sensitive stock
People pass by the Telus offices in Ottawa on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Telus Corp. says it is cutting 6,000 jobs. The Vancouver-based telecommunications company says the cut includes 4,000 workers at its main Telus business and another 2,000 at Telus International.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Rogers calls Telus ‘hypocritical’ in CRTC filing as dispute over TTC wireless network continues
TTC passengers using their mobile phones while heading south on the Yonge subway line are photographed on Aug 21, 2023. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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Rogers wants option to launch TTC service for own customers before deals struck with other carriers
Riders take a subway train on the Toronto Transit Commission station in downtown Toronto, Saturday, April 1, 2023. Canada's industry minister is calling on the country's biggest telecom companies to come to an agreement over wireless service in Toronto's subway system. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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How investors should navigate tough times in Canada’s telecom sector
Gordon Pape
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Telus cutting 6,000 jobs as second-quarter profit falls
Telus Corporation headquarters is seen in downtown Vancouver, on January 19, 2023. Shares of Telus International Inc. were trading down almost 30 per cent late-morning on the Toronto Stock Exchange after it slashed its growth guidance for the year. The company, which Telus Corp. spun off in 2021 but is still the controlling shareholder, says it expects revenue in the range of US$2.7 billion and US$2.73 billion and growth of between one and two per cent for the year, excluding its WillowTree acquisition. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Friday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
Telus Corp. sign on their downtown Vancouver building is shown on Thursday June 21, 2007. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chuck Stoody
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Telus revises 2023 guidance, citing technology sector cost-cutting
The Telus Corporation logo is seen on the outside of the company's headquarters in downtown Vancouver, on January 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Telecoms are a lifeline when disaster strikes, but climate change is putting infrastructure at risk
Phil Moore, Telus Communications Inc.'s VP of Emergency Response and Business Continuity photographed in Toronto, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. (Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail)
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Telus signs partnership with Australia’s Jolt to build up to 5,000 EV charging stations across Canada
The Telus Corporation logo is seen on the outside of the company's headquarters in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. Telus has signed a partnership with an Australian electric vehicle charging company, planning to install up to 5,000 chargers across Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Telus pauses fibre optic network rollout in parts of Alberta, blaming Ottawa’s Huawei ban
Telus Corp. is blaming Ottawa's ban on China’s Huawei Technologies Inc. for pausing its fibre optic network build in the City of St. Albert and elsewhere in Alberta, raising questions over the sanction's spillover effects on connectivity in smaller communities. The sign on the front of the Telus head office is shown in Toronto on Thursday, February 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Rogers proposes wireless access framework for Bell, Telus, Quebecor customers on TTC subways
Riders take a subway train on the Toronto Transit Commission station in downtown Toronto, Saturday, April 1, 2023. Canada's industry minister is calling on the country's biggest telecom companies to come to an agreement over wireless service in Toronto's subway system. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Telecom stocks may be down, but that doesn’t mean investors should disconnect
People walk by Rogers in downtown Calgary on Friday, March 31, 2023. Ottawa is allowing Rogers to complete its $20-billion takeover of Shaw, with conditions that they say will make the deal good for consumers, including creating and maintaining 3,000 new jobs for at least 10 years, investing in enhancing its 5G network, expanding access to low-cost plans, establish western headquarters in Calgary that is to be maintained for at least 10 years, and much more. (Photo by Jude Brocke/The Globe and Mail)
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Telecom competition intensifies after Rogers deal, but trend could be short-lived
A person uses a cell phone in Ottawa on Monday, July 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Quebecor and Rogers head to arbitration with CRTC over MVNO terms
A person navigates to the online social media pages of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on a cell phone in Ottawa on Monday, May 17, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Telus offering buyouts after investing in customer service tech, self-serve options
The Telus Corporation logo is seen on the outside of the company's headquarters in downtown Vancouver, on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Telus says it's offering buyouts to a large group of employees and anticipates several hundred workers will take them. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Bell, Telus seek government support to ensure customer access to Rogers network in Toronto subway
People wait on the platform to enter a subway train inside a Toronto Transit Commission station in downtown Toronto, Saturday, April 1, 2023. A 15-year-old boy died on May 3 from injuries sustained while climbing on top of a moving underground subway. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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BCE, Telus report lower profits in first quarter as telecoms prepare for stiffer competition
The Bell Canada logo is seen in Montreal, Tuesday, June 21, 2016.&nbsp;BCE Inc. reported its earnings for the latest quarter. THE&nbsp;CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Rogers will work with rival companies to provide TTC cell service, CEO says
Tony Staffieri, president and CEO of Rogers Communications attends an event in Vancouver on Monday, October 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Telus CEO yields title of best-paid telecom chief to new Rogers head
Tony Staffieri, CEO of Rogers, sits for a photo while visiting the flagship store in Toronto on Friday October 21 2022.
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Experts urge CRTC to take action forcing companies to provide cell service on TTC
People enter a subway train inside a Toronto Transit Commission station in downtown Toronto, Saturday, April 1, 2023.&nbsp;Amid calls for the Big Three telecommunications companies to provide cell service on the TTC following a recent wave of violence, experts say the federal telecommunications regulator should force Rogers, Bell and Telus to use the subway system's existing infrastructure. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
soccer
Vancouver Whitecaps to sport new look and sponsor for upcoming MLS season
Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Ryan Gauld models the club's new jersey in this undated handout photo. The Major League Soccer club unveiled its 2023 Bloodlines Jersey on Thursday, February 16, supporting Canadian Blood Services and featuring its new premier sponsor Telus. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Jonathan Hair *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Telus reports flat adjusted earnings and mobile adds
The Telus Corporation logo is seen on the outside of the company's headquarters in downtown Vancouver, on Thursday, January 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Former Rogers CEO Joe Natale joins board of Sun Life Financial
Rogers President and CEO Joe Natale attends the company's AGM in Toronto on Thursday, April 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Move over, BCE and Rogers. Investors have a new telecom favourite
Telus Corporation headquarters is seen in downtown Vancouver, on Thursday, January 19, 2023. Telus Communications Inc. says it has merged its mobility and home service divisions to create a combined business unit called Telus Consumer Solutions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
opinion
The best advocate for Rogers’ deals is rival Telus
Andrew Willis
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Market movers: Stocks that saw action on Tuesday - and why
A Metro shopper at a store in Mississauga August 9, 2014.
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Globalive plots return to Canada’s wireless industry with bid for Xplore Mobile
Former founder and CEO of Freedom Mobile, Anthony Lacavera poses for a photograph in front of a store in Toronto, on Monday, December, 13, 2021. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Gordon Pape: Plan to invest in telecoms? These two stocks stand out
The Rogers Building is seen in downtown Toronto on July 14, 2022.
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Which of the Big Three telecoms are a good bet as a ‘recession-resistant’ defensive investment?
The Telus store in the Yonge Eglinton Centre in Toronto, is photographed on Nov 7 2019.
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CRTC warns telecom companies not to add extra fees for customers who pay by credit card
A woman walks in front of the Telus head office shown in Toronto on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn