Offer to purchase CLEARNET.pdf - About TELUS

CONSENT OF AUDITORS
To: British Columbia Securities Commission
Alberta Securities Commission
Saskatchewan Securities Commission
Manitoba Securities Commission
Ontario Securities Commission
Commission des valeurs mobilieres du Quebec
Administrator, Department of Provincial Secretary, New Brunswick
Nova Scotia Securities Commission
Registrar of Securities, Prince Edward Island
Registrar of Securities, Newfoundland and Labrador
Dear Sirs:
Re: TELUS Corporation — Offers to purchase any and all of the issued and outstanding Class A Non-Voting
Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Subordinate Voting Shares and Class D Subordinate Voting Shares of
Clearnet Communications Inc.
We refer to the Circular included in the Offers to Purchase of TELUS Corporation dated September 20,
2000 relating to the purchase of outstanding Class A Non-Voting Shares, Class B Shares, Class C Subordinate
Voting Shares and Class D Subordinate Voting Shares of Clearnet Communications Inc.
We consent to the use of our report dated January 28, 2000 (except notes 21 and 22 which are as at
September 20, 2000) to the directors of TELUS Corporation on the consolidated balance sheets of TELUS
Corporation as at December 31, 1999 and 1998 and the consolidated statements of income, retained earnings
and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1999.
We also consent to the use in the Circular of our compilation report dated September 20, 2000 to the
directors of TELUS Corporation on the compilation of the unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet of
TELUS Corporation as at December 31, 1999 and June 30, 2000 and the unaudited pro forma consolidated
statements of income for the year ended December 31, 1999 and the six months ended June 30, 2000.
We report that we have read the Circular and all information specifically incorporated by reference therein
and have no reason to believe that there are any misrepresentations in the information contained therein that is
derived from the financial statements upon which we have reported or that is within our knowledge as a result of
our audits of such financial statements.
This letter is provided to the securities regulatory authorities to which it is addressed pursuant to the
requirements of their securities legislation and not for any other purpose.
Vancouver, Canada (Signed) ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
September 20, 2000 Chartered Accountants
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