Students in Quebec to gradually return to class: TELUS offers help with distance learning
April 29 2020 - 2:58PM
TELUS is proud to offer access to up to 15,000 data plans to
facilitate Quebec students’ return to class starting on May 4. This
initiative will support continued learning by providing families
with LTE access.
TELUS again shows its desire to bridge the
digital divide by offering young people an equal chance to succeed,
in a context where the quality of our networks and the hard work of
our teams will help to support learning, keep people in touch with
friends and family, and enable young people and their families to
stay informed even while confined to their homes. “This
public-health crisis allows us to highlight both the indispensable
role played by our networks and our desire to maintain connections
so that everyone can stay virtually connected with their friends
and family, while ensuring that our young people are able to
acquire knowledge and continue their education in a safe way,”
explains François Gratton, Executive Vice-President, Group
President, TELUS and Chair, TELUS Québec.
Our support for students adds to a list of TELUS
programs, including the TELUS Mobility for Good program, offered in
collaboration with the Centres Jeunesse du Québec, which aims to
help hundreds of 18-year-olds by providing them with a free mobile
phone and data plan for two years so they can stay connected. The
program enables vulnerable young adults to maintain an essential
link with the people, information and events that matter most to
them.
Other Connecting for Good programs from
TELUS:
- TELUS participates in the
Connecting Families program offered by the government of Canada,
and provides high-speed broadband Internet service to eligible
low-income families for just $10 a month, and for $0 for 60 days
during the pandemic.
- Health for Good, a program that
enables TELUS mobile clinics to provide primary health care
directly to homeless populations in Canada’s urban centres,
including Montreal.
- Tech for Good, a program that helps
Canadians living with disabilities to use smartphones and tablets
thanks to custom technology solutions that contribute to their
independence.
- TELUS also expanded the Mobility
for Good program to support frontline healthcare workers at
hospitals in areas hardest hit by COVID-19 across Canada
To stay informed of the measures being taken by
TELUS during the COVID-19 pandemic, visit telus.com/covid19.
About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a dynamic,
world-leading communications and information technology company
with $14.7 billion in annual revenue and 15.2 million customer
connections spanning wireless, data, IP, voice, television,
entertainment, video and security. We leverage our global-leading
technology to enable remarkable human outcomes. Our long-standing
commitment to putting customers first fuels every aspect of our
business, making us a distinct leader in customer service
excellence and loyalty. TELUS Health is Canada’s largest health
care IT provider, and TELUS International delivers the most
innovative business process solutions to some of the world’s most
established brands.
Driven by our passionate social purpose to
connect all Canadians for good, our deeply meaningful and enduring
philosophy to give where we live has inspired our team members and
retirees to contribute more than $700 million and 1.3 million days
of service since 2000. This unprecedented generosity and
unparalleled volunteerism have made TELUS the most giving company
in the world.
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