TELUS first to bring Canadians exclusive LG Shine mobile phone

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Press Release Source: TELUS Corporation


TELUS first to bring Canadians exclusive LG Shine mobile phone
Thursday September 27, 10:50 am ET


High-style phone features suite of entertainment services
VANCOUVER, Sept. 27 /CNW/ - TELUS and LG Electronics today announced the exclusive LG Shine - now available only from TELUS.
Part of LG's iconic series of phones that has been a favourite of Canadian fashion leaders, the LG Shine proves it is not just another pretty face. With its sleek metal casing, cool reflective look and high definition screen, the LG Shine is the latest in phone fashion. This stunning phone also features a high quality camera and full line-up of SPARK entertainment and messaging services.

"TELUS is excited to bring Canadians the LG Shine, a highly anticipated mobile phone that is a superb meld of sophistication and functionality," said David Neale, TELUS' senior vice-president of Products and Services. "Fashion-lovers as well as tech-savvy users who want to be entertained whenever and wherever they are, are sure to love the beautiful styling and entertainment features delivered by the LG Shine."

Andrew Barrett, vice-president of Marketing, LG Electronics Canada, said, "We are thrilled to be working with TELUS to launch our newest phone. It will be the talk of the town amongst style conscious Canadians who are fascinated with technology. Canadians have never seen a phone like this before and should be prepared to truly stand out from the crowd due to LG Shines' stunning stainless steel design and amazing media and camera capabilities."

To keep users entertained on-the-go, the LG Shine features a wide variety of SPARK entertainment and messaging services including TELUS Mobile Music, TELUS Mobile TV, TELUS Mobile Radio and Instant Messaging.

The LG Shine also features a 2.0 megapixel digital camera with zoom, day and night lighting modes and video capabilities, microSD memory slot for use with an optional memory card of up to 4GB for storing as many as 4000 songs, Bluetooth capabilities for use with compatible stereo and hands-free devices.

The LG Shine is now available at TELUS locations nationally for as low as $129.99 on a three-year contract or $399.99 without a contract.

About LG

The LG brand was established in 1995. The company is a global force in electronics, information and communications products, with more than 82,000 employees working in 77 countries around the world, and annual total revenues of more than US $35-billion (non-consolidated). LG Canada has offices in Toronto and Vancouver. LG Canada is focused on delivering award-winning products known for blending style and technology. These innovative products include cell phones, flat screen TVs, laptop computers and digital appliances. For more information please visit LG :: Canada.

About TELUS

TELUS (TSX: T - News, T.A - News; NYSE: TU - News) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $8.9 billion of annual revenue and 10.9 million customer connections including 5.3 million wireless subscribers, 4.5 million wireline network access lines and 1.1 million Internet subscribers. TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including, Internet data protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video. Committed to being Canada's premier corporate citizen, we give where we live. Since 2000, TELUS and our team members have contributed more than $91 million to charitable and non-profit organizations and volunteered more than 1.7 million hours of service to local communities. Eight TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead our local philanthropic initiatives. For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.


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For further information

For media inquiries, photos or product demonstrations, please contact: Julie Smithers, TELUS Media Relations, (416) 206-6817, Julie.Smithers@telus.com
Brenna Eller, High Road Communications, (416) 644-2277, beller@highroad.com



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Source: TELUS Corporation