TELUS launches fourth generation iPad with Wi-Fi + cellular

TORONTO, June 26, 2013 /CNW/ - TELUS today announced it is now offering the fourth generation iPad with Wi-Fi + cellular connectivity, as well as the iPad mini with Wi-Fi + cellular. TELUS is offering these new iPads with a range of attractive data plans that allow customers to connect to Canada's most reliable 4G network. The data plans are available without a contract, providing customers with the freedom to activate or cancel at any time.

TELUS is offering a number of simple data and payment plans providing its customers with the freedom and convenience to share data with family members across multiple devices on the same account. With the TELUS Easy Tablet program, customers can purchase their new tablet for a low upfront price and pay off the remaining balance over a set term in equal monthly payments.

The fourth generation iPad features a gorgeous 9.7-inch Retina display, new Apple-designed A6X chip, FaceTime HD camera and ultrafast wireless performance. iPad mini is a completely new iPad design that is 23 percent thinner and 53 percent lighter than the third generation iPad, features a stunning 7.9-inch Multi-Touch display, FaceTime HD and 5 megapixel iSight cameras, ultrafast wireless performance* and an incredible 10-hours of battery life.** Both fourth generation iPad and iPad mini come with iOS 6, the world's most advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features.

Customers can buy the new iPads at TELUS locations across Canada. For more information on plans please visit www.telusmobility.com/ipadmini or www.telusmobility.com/ipadretina.

For more information on iPad please visit www.apple.com/ipad.

* TELUS' 4G LTE network supports manufacturers' rated peak download speeds of up to 75 megabits per second (Mbps), with an expected average of 12 to 25 Mbps.

** Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.

About TELUS
TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $11 billion of annual revenue and 13.2 million customer connections, including 7.7 million wireless subscribers, 3.4 million wireline network access lines, 1.4 million Internet subscribers and 712,000 TELUS TV customers. Led since 2000 by President and CEO, Darren Entwistle, TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services, including wireless, data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, television, entertainment and video.

For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.

In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed more than $300 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 4.8 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Fourteen TELUS Community Boards lead TELUS' local philanthropic initiatives. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international recognition.

For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.

SOURCE: TELUS Corporation