Posted AT 1:15 PM EST on 17/03/09
Telus to invest $500-million to improve B.C. broadband
VANCOUVER — — Telus Corp. says it will spend $500-million from its 2009 capital budget to advance wireless and wireline broadband infrastructure in British Columbia.
Vancouver-based Telus said Monday the new network will be launched in early 2010 using "leading edge" mobile broadband technology.
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