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DGC1
2 years agoNeighbour
TV in BC Long-term Care home
Have spoken with an agent and a supervisor trying to arrange TV service for my mother who just went in to long-term care. They keep telling me I need to order internet and Optik TV for her. This is c...
- 2 years ago
Hi Rocky3
The legacy Optik TV service DOES require a TELUS internet connection for functionality. If customers don't want to use/pay for internet, this is the service that is provided.
The new Optik TV service will mostly work (some features and channels won't be available) on non-TELUS internet.
However, the CRTC requires that TV services be provided over a network that the BDU licensee (TELUS, in this case) either owns or manages, so the setup of a TELUS network is a government construct.
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Community Manager
2 years agoHey. I'll send you a private message to discuss further, thanks.