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15
The following table sets forth certain statistical information with respect to the wireline
segment as at December 31 in each of the last three years:
Wireline segment
2007 2006 2005
Network access lines (000’s) 4,404 4,548 4,691
High-speed Internet net additions (000s) 104 154 73
High-speed Internet subscribers (000’s) 1,020 917 763
Dial-up Internet net reductions (000’s) (39) (42) (46)
Dial-up Internet subscribers (000’s) 155 194 236
Total Internet subscribers (000’s) 1,175 1,111 999
Full-time equivalent employees 25,731(2) 23,884(2) n/a(1)
Total employees 26,075(2) 24,228(2) 22,888(2)
(1) The measure for full-time equivalent employees is not available for 2005 as it does not factor in the
effective overtime hours on staff equivalents because of the labour disruption from July to November.
(2) Includes TELUS’ international operations.
TELUS – wireless segment
TELUS is a national wireless provider with 5.6 million consumer and business
subscribers, and extensive coverage to 31.6 million people or 96 per cent of Canada’s
population. TELUS provides integrated digital wireless voice, data and Internet services,
including Push To Talk (PTT) services with Mike, Canada’s only iDEN network, and a
nationwide digital PCS (CDMA) network, including 1X and high-speed (EVDO and
EVDO Rev A) data capabilities
TELUS is a leading wireless communications service provider in Canada and a leading
North American carrier in terms of average monthly revenue per subscriber unit
(“ARPU”), churn, operating margins and operating cash flow yield, based on publicly
available information.
For the year ended December 31, 2007, the wireless segment accounted for revenue of
$4,264 million ($3,858 million for the year ended December 31, 2006), representing
approximately 47 per cent of the total revenue of TELUS in 2007 (44 per cent of the total
revenue of TELUS for 2006).
A key development during the year was the successful implementation of wireless
number portability (WNP) by all Canadian carriers including TELUS, which gives
consumers and businesses the ability to change carriers without changing their
telephone number. The advent of WNP presents significant opportunities for TELUS in
the Central Canadian market. For example, TELUS was selected in early 2007 by the
Government of Canada to be its prime wireless supplier with wireless subscribers
migrating to TELUS in 2007 and 2008.
In 2006, TELUS introduced SPARK™, a new brand name for its portfolio of mobile
entertainment, information and messaging services. TELUS Spark services include TELUS