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TELUS talk TELUS reports strong wireless and high speed Internet results in Q1 TELUS’ first quarter results demonstrate the continued execution of our business strategy, focused on national data and wireless growth. We reported a five per cent increase in revenues to $2.1 billion from a year ago due to continued strong wireless performance and excellent highspeed Internet and wireless subscriber growth. Notably, high speed customer additions were up an encouraging 74 per cent over the first quarter of 2005, bringing TELUS’ total Internet subscriber base to more than one million. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased one per cent from strong wireless growth, largely offset by decreased wireline profitability this quarter. Earnings per share (EPS) for the first quarter were 60 cents, compared to 67 cents for the same period a year ago. TELUS introduces LG Migo phone for pre-teens On May 4, 2006, TELUS introduced the LG Migo, a mobile phone designed for parents who want to equip their children with a simple communications device for safety and security. Parents have a dependable way to stay in touch with their children while controlling their communications access at the same time. Instead of a regular phone keypad, the Migo has just four programmable speed-dial keys and one programmable emergency key, all of which parents can pre-set to phone numbers they choose and protect with a passcode. Parents can also program specific ring tones to correspond with up to four different callers. The phone’s lightweight, compact design fits perfectly into little hands and makes it very easy to use. The bright green Migo weighs just 70 grams (2.5 ounces) and features two bug-like antennas, a speakerphone, volume control keys, and a display screen that allows for Caller Line ID service but not Internet access. Page 2 Connections – TELUS Community Ambassadors TELUS recognised for excellence with multiple awards Businesswoman of the Year – Women’s Business Network of Ottawa. Janet Yale, executive vice-president, corporate affairs, was recognised in the corporate category for her outstanding business achievements and exceptional corporate and community leadership contributions. Janet Yale and Karen Radford people profile: Ron Merk (Victoria) Top 40 Under 40 – Karen Radford, executive vice president and president, TELUS Québec and Partner Solutions, has been named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40. This prestigious annual awards program recognises the top 40 Canadians from the private, public and notfor-profit sectors who have reached a significant level of success before the age of 40. The program is managed by executive search firm The Caldwell Partners and winners are selected by an independent advisory board of business leaders across Canada, who considered 1,400 nominations. Karen was chosen for her vision, leadership, innovation and achievement whilst running two of TELUS’ strategic business units, and at the same time making a difference with her impassioned community contributions. Gold Quill awards – International Association of Business Communications. TELUS received three awards, which represent international business communications excellence. The 2004 TELUS Annual Report was recognised in the Publications category and teamVision, our regular TELUS news webcast, in the Communications Management and Communications Skills categories. Alberta Venture awards – TELUS is both an innovator and a caring organization, according to business owners and managers in Alberta. As part of its annual awards program, Alberta Venture, a monthly business magazine, polled 2,500 business owners and managers to Ron Merk is the vice-president for the TELUS community ambassadors club in Victoria. “I’ve always felt the need to try and make a difference in the world for those less fortunate and the closer to my own community the better,” says Ron, “TELUS provides an extraordinary opportunity to impact our local communities. It’s a powerful partnership to enable volunteerism with existing TELUS team members, TELUS alumni and the corporation to help the less fortunate in my very own community. For me, it just doesn’t get any better than that.” find out which organizations they feel best demonstrate honesty, foresight, leadership, focus and accountability. This year, TELUS won in two categories: culture of innovation and community involvement. TELUS has consistently demonstrated an innovative approach to all aspects of our business – from strong creative in our advertising to technological innovation such as Spark, our mobile music service. In regards to community involvement, TELUS contributed $62 million in various corporate social responsibility initiatives over the past five years through corporate donations and matching team member contributions toward charitable causes. 2005 TELUS corporate social responsibility report now online Interested in how TELUS invests in our communities and in our team members, or about our efforts to protect the environment? Then be sure to check out TELUS’ 2005 corporate social responsibility (CSR) report now available online in English and French at http://about.telus.com/community/social_ responsibility/ TELUS’ CSR report is all about our commitment to sustainable growth. It outlines our triple bottom line approach to business, which balances economic growth with an unwavering devotion to our environmental and social goals. The report is a valuable resource for team members who engage with customers, investors, the general public and other stakeholders about how TELUS manages its business and operations. It has the facts and figures, audited by an external party, to demonstrate TELUS’ dedication to sustainability and to being a good corporate citizen.
TELUS connects with our communities TELUS national day of service TELUS recently announced the inauguration of an important new program that further underscores the commitment of TELUS, our team members and retirees to social responsibility. The TELUS national day of service is a special day each year that will enable team members across the company to volunteer time in our communities. Often the easiest way to assist non-profit organisations is to write a cheque. Although the funding is critical to the operation of the organisation, putting services into action, contributing your heart and mind, has a more powerful impact. It also provides much needed, and often scarce, people resources that can be just as important to a charity. We are a team of 29,000 strong, and factoring in our 20,000 retirees – imagine the impact we can make as a collective on one day in the communities where we live, work and serve. Celebrating volunteerism at the Volunteer Vancouver dinner from left to right: Jill Schnarr, Doug Reeves, Hilliary Simpson, Ernie Smith, Phil Clark, Sue Clark, Pearl Koochin, Irene Olm and Katie Gove. Canucks for Kids Fund Telethon scores big On April 10, 2006, TELUS team members were on site at GM Place taking hundreds of pledges for the annual Canuck for Kids Fund Telethon. Along with the help of more than 130 TELUS team members and alumni at the 1795 Willingdon campus in Burnaby, the telethon raised $894,608 for Canuck Place. Funds raised will be donated to the Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, which provides a ‘home-away-fromhome’ for children with progressive, life-limiting illnesses in British Columbia. This year, for the first time ever, TELUS team members set up wireless networks, which allowed volunteers to take pledges directly from fans outside the stadium. According to Elaine Evans, director of Annual Giving at Canuck Place, “Everyone was a joy to work with and the planning and organisation provided by the TELUS team truly made the night a success. The team worked seamlessly together from technology to training to volunteer coordination. We will always be truly grateful for all of the help TELUS provided and their heartfelt connection to the work that we do with children and families.” She adds, “TELUS is blessed to have such wonderful employees and retirees.” Greater Vancouver team members needed for TELUS Tuesdays TELUS Tuesdays is an opportunity for existing team members to don aprons and serve a special meal at the Salvation Army Habour Light Centre, located in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. The Salvation Army Habour Light Centre provides residents of the Downtown Eastside with free meals, overnight shelters, drug and alcohol addiction treatment programs and a literacy program. TELUS donates $50,000 annually to fund twice-monthly TELUS Tuesdays meals at the centre, which serves close to 1,000 meals daily, 365 days per year. The TELUS Tuesdays lunches are a welcome break from the hearty stew the centre normally serves, featuring such menu items as roast chicken, hamburger steak, salad and pie. Life long learning In 2005, TELUS formed partnerships with five science centres across Canada to help promote technological innovation and learning in science and technology. Over the next 20 years, we are investing more than $43 million in the TELUS World of Science in Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton, and the Ontario and Montreal Science Centres. These partnerships will help foster educational opportunities for young Canadians through the innovative use of technology and ensure these facilities remain leading edge for future generations. “The generous support from TELUS toward school programming and the TELUS World of Science Calgary has given teachers and students at Langevin School the opportunity to engage in a number of innovative learning projects. The students have benefited through this connection to real world scientists and scientific work, which could not be provided without TELUS’ financial help.” – Sandy Last, principal, Langevin Community School. TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival 2006 marks the 11th anniversary of the annual Ski and Snowboard Festival that has been held at Whistler/Blackcomb in April each year and the eighth year TELUS has held title to the event. The TELUS World Ski and Snowboard Festival (TWSSF) has grown into the largest annual snow sports, arts and music festival in North America. For 10 days and 10 nights the resort is pure-energy. The event includes more than 50 free concerts, world-renowned ski and snowboard competitions, inspiring film, photography and arts events, adventure and family zones, incessant nightlife and the best spring snow conditions in the world. TELUS Tour for Cure kicks off in Victoria The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) B.C./Yukon Chapter along with TELUS and the B.C. government announced the start of TELUS’ Tour for the Cure 2006 in Victoria on April 25. B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell and Janet Yale, TELUS executive vice president of Corporate Affairs, were both present to promote awareness regarding breast cancer and commend the great strides TELUS’ Tour for the Cure is making throughout the province. This is the second year that TELUS has supported this campaign which encourages women to have regular mammograms since early detection is critical in saving lives. The tour began in April in Victoria, and will travel over the next seven months all across Vancouver Island and the B.C. mainland until October 2006. people profile: Marilyn Papp (Calgary) Marilyn volunteers with the retired TELUS ladies’ group and at the Calgary Food Bank. She considers them both to be satisfying and fun: “In being a volunteer, you meet many great people, get new experiences and keep on learning. It’s also a great way to keep in touch with those you worked with through the years.” Marilyn finds volunteering to be extremely rewarding and satisfying. Recently, while selling hippos at the Calgary Zoo, Marilyn spotted a couple wheeling their son around in his stroller and he was hugging his new hippo as tight as can be. His father told Marilyn, “he hasn’t let go of it since we bought it for him.” TELUS Community Ambassadors – Connections Page 3
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