Annual report - About TELUS

The Company’s net benefit plan expense is as follows:
Pension Other
Benefit Plans Benefit Plans
(millions) 2000 2000
Current service cost $ 61.8 $ 18.1
Interest cost 262.5 4.9
Expected return on plan assets (339.1) (2.9)
Amortization of past service costs 1.9 –
Amortization of transitional obligation (asset) (20.0) 0.8
18. SEGMENTED INFORMATION
The Company’s reportable segments, which are used to manage the business, are:
° TELUS Communications – local access, long distance, and other voice services;
$ (32.9) $ 20.9
° Advanced Communications – digital services, services on dedicated or specialized facilities, Internet, Ubiquity
network (fibre) and ISM-BC;
° Mobility – cellular and paging services; and
° Other – national operations (including local access, long distance and other voice services provided by the
QuébecTel Group), directory and advertising services.
Segmentation is based on similarities in technology, the technical expertise required to deliver the products and
services, and the distribution channels used.
The accounting policies used for segmented reporting are the same as described in the Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies, Note 2.
Advanced
(millions) Communications Mobility Communications Other Eliminations Totals
2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999
External revenue $3,753.7 $3,795.0 $1,257.0 $ 960.3 $ 882.0 $ 802.7 $ 540.5 $ 314.3 $ – $ – $6,433.2 $5,872.3
Inter-segment revenue 278.2 279.5 16.1 14.2 195.3 181.1 13.5 9.0 (503.1) (483.8) – –
Total operating revenue 4,031.9 4,074.5 1,273.1 974.5 1,077.3 983.8 554.0 323.3 (503.1) (483.8) 6,433.2 5,872.3
Operations expenses 2,178.5 2,364.6 965.7 594.8 876.8 844.7 450.5 224.3 (503.1) (483.5) 3,968.4 3,544.9
EBITDA $1,853.4 $1,709.9 $ 307.4 $ 379.7 $ 200.5 $ 139.1 $ 103.5 $ 99.0 $ – $ (0.3) $2,464.8 $2,327.4
Capital additions $ 627.3 $ 660.0 $ 222.9 $ 165.2 $ 236.1 $ 146.8 $ 355.0 $227.2 $ – $ – $1,441.3 $1,199.2
19. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Transactions with related parties included purchases and sales of telecommunications technology, equipment and supplies,
directory advertising commissions and payments for services rendered under cost-sharing agreements. During the year, the
Company purchased goods and services from related parties amounting to $157.0 million ($139.9 million in 1999). Sales to
related parties amounted to $20.4 million ($7.2 million – 1999). These transactions were conducted in the normal course of
business at prices established and agreed to by both parties.
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