TELUS and Samsung Electronics Canada introduce advanced multimedia device for Wireless High Speed network

TELUS and Samsung Electronics Canada today announced the exclusive Canadian availability of the Samsung A950 featuring access to TELUS Mobile Music, TELUS Mobile TV(TM), integrated MP3 capabilities, Bluetooth(R) support, 1.3 megapixel digital camera, video recorder and expandable memory and operating on the leading-edge Wireless High Speed network.

"The Samsung A950 provides clients with the convenience of getting advanced information and entertainment services anywhere, anytime all in an attractive package," said Robert Blumenthal, TELUS' Senior Vice President of Products and Services. "TELUS continues to lead the telecommunications industry by delivering the coolest new products and services on our fastest network."

"We are excited to partner with TELUS to offer the Samsung A950," said Robert Parker, Vice President, Wireless Terminals Division, Samsung Electronics Canada. "Paired with the TELUS Wireless High Speed network, the Samsung A950 provides the ultimate mobile experience for Canadians on-the-move, including downloading music or watching TV clips."

The Samsung A950, operating on TELUS' Wireless High Speed network takes the wait out of downloading music with TELUS Mobile Music, watching TV with TELUS Mobile TV, surfing the Internet and downloading large files, including images, ringtones, games and software applications. Clients can also access these advanced data services with the Samsung A950 on the national 1X network at average speeds of 144 kbps.

TELUS' Wireless High Speed network offers typical download speeds of 400 to 700 kbps and a top speed of up to 2.4 Mbps. Based on the CDMA 1xEVDO standard, Wireless High Speed is available in Vancouver, Whistler, Calgary, Fort McMurray, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Mont-Tremblant, St. Jovite and Quebec City, and is expected to roll out to more urban centres in 2006.

The Samsung A950 also features a built-in MP3 player, a 1.3 megapixel digital camera with flash and zoom, video capabilities, integrated Bluetooth(R) technology for wireless compatible headsets or hands-free car kits and optional 1GB micro SD memory card for storing a wide range of music, video, photo and other files.

TELUS Mobile Music

TELUS Mobile Music offers clients convenient access to hundreds of thousands of titles from the largest record labels. With the unique and easy-to-navigate TELUS Mobile Music Storefront, clients can browse, preview and purchase music for both their wireless phones and their desktop computers.

TELUS Mobile Music tracks cost $1.99 each, plus a 50 cent download fee - no additional data package is required. Clients get two copies of each song, one for their wireless phone and one for their desktop computer. Clients can also purchase a single copy of the track for their computer for $1.29. With Tune Tracker software, clients can quickly identify their favourite songs by holding their wireless phone close to a stereo speaker. If the song is part of the TELUS Mobile Music catalogue, they can immediately download the song via a link on the phone's display. Tune Tracker identification costs an additional 50 cents per song.

More information about TELUS Mobile Music is available at telusmobility.com/music.

TELUS Mobile TV

TELUS Mobile TV gives clients real-time access to live television programming including entertainment, music, news, shopping, sports and weather channels on their wireless phones. Clients can subscribe to TELUS Mobile TV directly from their wireless phones using the pre-loaded Wireless Web service. After downloading the service, TELUS Mobile TV will be accessible from the phone's menu at all times.

Costing just $15 per month for unlimited viewing, TELUS Mobile TV lets clients watch live, real-time programming on 17 channels: Bloomberg, Comedy Time, CBC Newsworld, Fox News, Fox Sports, G4 Tech TV, Le Reseau de l'information (RDI), MeteoMedia, Much Music Live, ToonWorld Classics, TLC, Treehouse, The Shopping Channel, The Weather Network and YTV. Additional channels will be added soon.

Learn more about TELUS Mobile TV at telusmobility.com/TV.

About TELUS

TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $8.2 billion of annual revenue and 10.3 million customer connections including 4.6 million wireless subscribers, 4.7 million wireline network access lines and 1.0 million Internet subscribers. The company's strategic intent is to unleash the power of the Internet to deliver the best solutions to Canadians at home, in the workplace and on the move. TELUS provides customers with a wide range of wireline and wireless communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video services. For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.

About Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.

Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. (SECA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., markets a broad range of award-winning, advanced digital consumer electronics, information systems and telecommunications products. SECA oversees the Canadian operations of Samsung's Consumer Electronics Division, Information Technology Division and Wireless Terminals Division. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd is proud to be a global TOP Olympic partner of the TORINO 2006 Olympic Winter Games as Wireless Communication Equipment Provider, having first become a worldwide Olympic Sponsor in 1997. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com/ca.

Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains statements about expected future events that are forward-looking. By their nature, forward-looking statements require the Company to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. There is significant risk that predictions and other forward-looking statements will not prove to be accurate. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a number of factors could cause actual future results, conditions, actions or events to differ materially from the expectations, estimates or intentions expressed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include but are not limited to: competition in wireless services; economic fluctuations; technology; business continuity events; and other risk factors discussed herein and listed from time to time in TELUS' reports, comprehensive public disclosure documents including the 2005 Annual Report, Annual Information Form, and in other filings with securities commissions in Canada (filed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com) and the United States (filed on EDGAR at www.sec.gov).

For further information: For media inquiries, please contact: Julie Smithers, TELUS external communications, (416) 684-6817, julie.smithers@telus.com; Patty Chung, Corporate Communications, Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., (416) 705-2039

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