Telus has invested $1.8 million to provide new wireless coverage to stretches of highway near 100 Mile House, as part of a partnership with the B.C. government.
The three new wireless sites cover the Lone Butte to Bridge Lake segment of Highway 24 and the Lac la Hache to 141 Mile House stretch of Highway 97.
The sites, now live, provide service to more than 50 kilometres of highway as well as homes and businesses in the area.
This investment is part of $3 billion in technology and infrastructure upgrades being made across B.C. through 2014 and builds on the $26 billion Telus has already invested in operations and technology throughout the province since 2000.
The upgrades also expand access to 911 and allows for great broadband service where it may not be possible to build wired Internet access, according to Steve Jenkins, Telus’ general manager for the Southern Interior.
The project is part of a 10-year agreement that Telus signed with Victoria earlier last year. Under the terms of the contract TELUS will connect more than 1,700 kilometres of highway with wireless service.
“At Telus, we know how important wireless services are, and continue to make significant investments in our networks to bring them to our customers in the Cariboo and right across Canada,” said Jenkins.
