Vancouver-based Telus Corp. (TSX:T) will invest $840 million in Quebec over the next three years to expand and enhance its wireless and wireline networks, the company announced this morning.
“This year, Telus will further extend our 4G LTE [Long Term Evolution] – the fastest wireless technology in the world – to Montreal Metropolitan region and the Quebec City area, while bringing wireless and broadband services to even more rural communities,” said François Côté, president of Telus Québec and Telus Health Solutions, in a news release.
The company has also announced that its investments in Quebec will support:
- expansion of Optik TV and Internet services to more clients;
- construction of an advanced Internet Data Centre in Rimouski to provide businesses with “the highest levels of IT management reliability, security and scalability,” set to open this year;
- enhancement of Telus’ wireless and wireline networks for Quebec’s business market;
- improvement of health-care IT delivery through the deployment and integration of Telus health-care technology across Quebec; and
- an annual commitment to develop fundraising projects to benefit local charities.
