As Bell spends money on a media campaign telling the county it’s capping infrastructure investments, Telus is taking the high road and doubling down on building out its network across Canada.
Telus plans to spend the $70 billion on a few other things like two more AI data centres — one previously announced, connecting 20 more Indigenous communities and 53 rural communities with fibre by the end of 2026 and more. There are lots of interesting incentives listed in the press release, but time will tell how much of the $70 billion gets spent on each one.
As mentioned above, the most important — and likely the most expensive — arms of the project will be related to rolling out more fibre internet infrastructure and enhancements to the 5G/LTE network.
“We recognize that sustained, transformative capital deployment is not only critical for advancing digital inclusion, but also for unleashing Canada’s full economic potential in the years to come,” said Darren Entwistle, president and CEO of Telus in a press release.
In regards to fibre, the press release says that the company is aiming to expand across Alberta, Ontario and Quebec. On the mobile network side of things, the company plans to enhance service at over 500 sites across the nation to improve both capacity and coverage.
This whole press release from Telus is at odds with Bell which has been fighting against a recent CRTC decision that allowed carriers to use each other’s infrastructure. Telus has been in favour of this decision since it opened a quick and easy path to expanding fibre in Ontario and Quebec. Bell has announced that it’s limiting its infrastructure spending and is working to get the CRTC to reverse the decision.
Source: Telus
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