TELUS Investing $1 Billion to Make Vancouver the World's Next Gigabit-Enabled City - Seite 2

"We are all living in a growing, interconnected world where the latest technology can help local businesses succeed," said Premier Christy Clark. "The investment being made by TELUS today will transform Vancouver into a major hub of today's best communications infrastructure and connect homes with the fastest Internet connections possible."

"TELUS' new leading-edge fibre optic network will transform communications for both residents and businesses in Vancouver, and significantly expand our success as one of the best connected and most competitive cities in the world," said Mayor Gregor Robertson. "This investment will spur continued growth in our thriving technology sector by providing the exceptional connectivity, speed, and capacity that are needed to power our innovation economy."

Vancouver residents can expect to see the TELUS team across the city neighbourhood by neighbourhood, knocking on doors to discuss connecting homes and businesses directly to TELUS' fibre optic network and installing infrastructure. There is no requirement to be a current TELUS customer to be connected to the network, nor are there any conditions to purchase services once the network construction is complete.

In celebration of today's announcement, on behalf of the company's almost 7,000 team members and retirees in Metro Vancouver Mr. Entwistle also announced TELUS is making a $100,000 investment in the Vancouver Public Library. This investment will establish the TELUS Innovation Fund to help connect people to each other and a world of information and literacy, helping to ensure a brighter future for the entire community.

This significant commitment is part of TELUS' plan to invest an additional $4 billion in British Columbia through 2018. When combined with operational expenses, this will bring the total TELUS investment in British Columbia over the next four years to more than $11.5 billion. By 2018, TELUS will have invested more than $47 billion in British Columbia since 2000 to further extend advanced telecommunications infrastructure and services, ensuring sustained innovation and fueling economic growth.

TELUS' dedication to Vancouver extends well beyond the company's investments in operations and infrastructure. Since 2000, TELUS team members in Vancouver have volunteered 350,000 hours with their hearts and hands and contributed more than $97 million to numerous charitable and community organizations.