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The transaction aims to reduce Telus&#8217; debt, and the company plans to spin off the minority stake into a new entity called Terrion. This move follows a trend among Canadian telecom companies to sell infrastructure stakes, as seen with Rogers&#8217; recent sale of a minority stake in its wireless backhaul to Blackstone. Telus hopes to finalize the deal by the end of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telus, a Vancouver-based national carrier, is in the midst of a potential sale of a 49% stake in its cellphone tower network, valued at approximately CAD 1.2 billion. 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