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– “Radiocommunications licences regulated by Industry Canada” and “Foreign ownership
restrictions” in TELUS’ 2005 Annual Report – Financial Review).
Radiocommunications spectrum licences
TELUS holds radiocommunication spectrum licences and authorizations for a variety of wireless
services and applications, both mobile and fixed. TELUS holds significant 1.9 GHz PCS
spectrum throughout Canada, is the leading holder of 800 MHz SMR/ESMR spectrum in all of
the major Canadian markets, and holds 25 MHz of cellular 800 MHz spectrum in Alberta, B.C.
and eastern Québec. In addition, TELUS holds various radio spectrum licences for paging
services, analogue two-way radio services, and legacy mobile-telephone and other miscellaneous
wireless services.
PCS/cellular. Including the acquisition of TELUS Québec, but before the 2001 PCS spectrum
auction and the acquisition of Clearnet Communications, TELUS held authorizations for 10
MHz of 1.9 GHz PCS spectrum and 25 MHz of cellular spectrum in Alberta, B.C. and eastern
Québec. With the acquisition of Clearnet, TELUS acquired an additional 30 MHz national PCS
licence, but was required to return 20 MHz of PCS spectrum in Alberta, B.C. and the TELUS
Québec territory to Industry Canada to comply with Industry Canada’s spectrum cap limitation,
which limitation has since been removed. In the PCS spectrum auction held in early 2001,
TELUS obtained 10 MHz of additional PCS spectrum in the Industry Canada defined tier 2
licence areas of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, southern Québec, eastern Ontario,
southern Ontario and Manitoba (see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis – Risks and risk
management – Section 10.3 Regulatory – Foreign ownership restrictions” in TELUS’ 2005
Annual Report – Financial Review).
SMR/ESMR. TELUS offers its unique digital Mike ESMR service in all major Canadian markets
using 800 MHz SMR/ESMR spectrum. TELUS holds varying amounts of SMR/ESMR
spectrum in different areas of Canada, but has in excess of 10 MHz of ESMR spectrum available
to it in each of the major Canadian market areas.
Other. TELUS provides one-way messaging service (alpha-numeric and numeric paging)
regionally and nationally with spectrum in the 150 and 931 MHz range in Alberta, B.C., the
TELUS Québec region of the province of Québec and via roaming arrangements. TELUS
currently operates a variety of other two-way radio services across the country in various
spectrum bands. TELUS also operates the Autotel mobile telephone service in B.C. in the 150
MHz band and a number of microwave transmission links.
Licence terms and renewals. Currently, spectrum licences in Canada for PCS and cellular
spectrum will expire in 2011 and 2013 (see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis – Risk and
Uncertainties – Section 10.3 Regulatory – Radiocommunications licences regulated by Industry
Canada” and “Foreign Ownership Restrictions” in TELUS’ 2005 Annual Report – Financial
Review). The spectrum licences for the auctioned 24/38 GHz and PCS spectrum have a ten-year
term from the date of issuance. Most other radiocommunications spectrum licences are renewed
annually (see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis – Risks and risk management – Section