Canadian telecom service provider TELUS will invest $2.8 billion in new infrastructure and facilities across British Columbia (B.C.) through 2016.
Broadband will be one of the focus areas.
TELUS will spend $1.2 billion as Capex (capital spending) across the province in 2014, the final year of a three-year plan unveiled in 2012, and today committed to spend another $1.6 billion in 2015 and 2016 to build infrastructure, expand urban & rural Internet connectivity and capacity.
“TELUS will invest $2.8 billion in broadband technologies through 2016 to ensure British Columbia continues to be one of the most connected places anywhere in the world,” said Darren Entwistle, TELUS President and CEO.
By the end of 2016, TELUS’ investment in operations, infrastructure and technology across B.C. since 2000 will exceed $40 billion.
TELUS will be meeting the increasing demand for wireless data by deploying 700MHz spectrum for use in rural and urban areas.
The company will be expanding the reach of TELUS’ healthcare solutions, which provide electronic medical records to more than 12,500 Canadian physicians across the country and support more than 45 million patient interactions each year.
