Telus To Invest C$1.6 Bln For Communication Infrastructure Across Quebec

(RTTNews) - Canada's national telecommunications company Telus Corp. (TU, T.TO) Thursday said it will Invest C$1.6 billion in new communications infrastructure for supporting sustained innovation and fueling economic growth across Quebec through 2018. The company expects the investment will increase wireless speeds and expand rural coverage, extend fibre optic Internet network, help deliver better healthcare outcomes, offer market-leading Internet of Things solutions.

Francois Gratton, Executive Vice-President and President, Business Solutions East and Telus Quebec said the extension of fibre optic network directly to thousands of Quebec homes and businesses will increase their available Internet speeds, while connecting schools and healthcare facilities to allow more innovation for life-changing services. He further said, "We will bring wireless to more rural communities and even Montreal's metro, and expand our advanced Internet data centre in Rimouski to meet the cloud computing and managed data needs of businesses in Quebec and across Canada."