25,000 additional families and businesses in Quebec will get access to TELUS high-speed Internet service by early 2021 - Seite 2

“The investments we made in our networks over the past few decades have proven crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic, as Quebecers are depending on reliable and fast connectivity to stay in touch with their loved ones, consult health care professionals remotely, or continue their studies and professional activities online,” notes Marie-Christine D’Amours, TELUS Vice-President, Consumer Solutions and Customer Experience for Quebec. “Our PureFibre network was fast and robust enough to easily handle the impressive 40 per cent increase in Internet use from home during the lockdown. Now and in the future, our network will be there for our customers so that we can continue to stay united and connected.”

Here are some details about the ongoing TELUS' projects that will contribute to the economic vitality of municipalities in the Quebec City region and in Eastern Quebec, while bridging the digital divide in remote communities:

• PureFibre network: TELUS is deploying its PureFibre network to homes and businesses in 35 remote, low-density communities in the RCMs of L’Islet, Matapédia, Matanie, Minganie, Montmagny, and Rocher-Percé, and to the communities of Saint-Simon, Natashquan, Saint-Elzéar and Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce.
   
• Lower North Shore: This year, TELUS is continuing the ambitious deployment of its 4G LTE wireless network across the Lower North Shore’s vast and roadless territory. Nearly 10 communities in the region, including Harrington Harbour, Kegaska, La Romaine, and Tête à la Baleine, now have access to cell phones and high-speed Internet, at similar speeds as those in urban areas. All 14 villages in the region will be connected to the TELUS digital highway by 2021.
   
• Wireless network: TELUS will enhance the coverage, speed and reliability of its wireless network by upgrading its infrastructure with the latest LTE technologies. The company will also add new wireless sites in the communities of Baie-Comeau, Saints-Anges, Saint-Lazare, Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux, and Sept-Îles, in the Moisie district. In addition, TELUS has submitted projects to the CRTC and its Broadband Fund to improve its wireless coverage in several Quebec regions including certain sections of routes 299, 132, and 195 in the Matapédia and Gaspé region, the communities of Notre-Dame-de-Montauban, Rivière-à-Pierre and Sainte-Thècle, and in several municipalities and sections of Highway 138 in Minganie.