TELUS LATEST TO EXIT TELECOM LOBBY GROUP

Telus, in a surprise move, has pulled out of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, the lobby group that represents the telecommunications industry, saying it can do a better job on behalf of customers on its own. Chief corporate officer Josh Blair said there are many times when “we have a unique view on what’s right for our customers.” The CWTA has already been hit by exits from new carriers Wind Mobile, Mobilicity and Public Mobile, now owned by Telus, which left in 2013.