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CLEARNET, once again, decides to stop activating new clients, existing customers will join TELUS

TELUS’ tag line of “The Future is Friendly” was originally from CLEARNET, a company they purchased for $6.6 billion in 2000. The CLEARNET brand slowly faded away and TELUS became a Canadian wireless powerhouse. Then when all the new entrants launched, such as WIND Mobile, Mobilicity and Public Mobile, the Big 3 each decided to [...]

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CLEARNET reduces Alberta pricing, data-add on launching “within days”

The CLEARNET brand was brought back to life by TELUS in April, only available with limited coverage in British Columbia and Alberta. At the time of launch there were a couple plans: $45 Unlimited Talk B.C. and a $55 Unlimited Talk and Text Canada. The prices jumped $5 for the coverage in Alberta, $50 and [...]

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CLEARNET releases the Android Samsung Galaxy Apollo

When TELUS resurrected CLEARNET a couple months back they positioned the brand to be a low-cost carrier that offers Unlimited Talk and Text plans in BC and Alberta. TELUS spokesperson Shawn Hall said that “Clearnet is a small market trial running in Kelowna and Red Deer. TELUS routinely conducts market trials to test out new [...]

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Analyst says TELUS’ Clearnet “appears to be a defensive move in reaction to Chatr and Solo”

With news yesterday that TELUS recently re-launched the Clearnet brand as an unlimited wireless play in the West, one analyst says this is a defensive move against Rogers and Bell flanker brands Chatr Wireless and Solo Mobile. UBS Analyst Phillip Huang stated in a note to his clients that “While the launch of no-contract talk/text [...]

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CLEARNET has been resurrected… offers no-contract Unlimited Talk and Text plans

Get ready for a mind trip. TELUS swooped up and purchased Clearnet Communications for $6.6 billion back in 2000. This buyout immediately gave TELUS a strong foundation for growth and quickly became one of Canada’s largest wireless companies (revenue and spectrum). Much of TELUS brand stems from Clearnet such as the tag line “The Future [...]