Summary: TELUS Internet for GoodTM is an innovative program offered in BC and Alberta that offers low cost monthly Internet service, access to a computer, and free digital literacy training for low-income families and people with disabilities. This video describes one mother’s experience with the program and the positive impact it has made on her family.


[Music playing]


[0:01]: A woman places a laptop on a coffee table, opens it and sits down on a couch.


[0:04] [Dialogue - Woman]: Well I think in this day and age, having access to the internet definitely improves lives.


[0:06]: Close-up of a woman smiling, looking down at a laptop.


[0:08]: Scrolling on a laptop screen.


[0:11]: [Text on screen]: 42% of families living in poverty do not have internet.


[0:13]: Woman sitting, facing camera.


[Dialogue - Woman]: I’m a single mom I have two kids, six and four months, and you know we get by but definitely living on a fixed income, there’s tons of sacrifices and to have all the extras, to have the internet, it’s just not within my means.


[0:17]: Woman with her two kids at the playground.


[0:21]: Young girl playing on the playground equipment.


[0:26]: Close-up of woman with her baby.


[0:29] [Text on screen]: To help give families like Jessica’s the opportunity to succeed, TELUS launched the Internet for Good program.


[0:33]: Woman sitting with her two kids at a table with a laptop open.


[0:34] [Dialogue - Woman]: When I got my first TELUS Internet for Good bill and I saw what price it was at, it was a relief, a huge relief.


[0:37]: Close-up of laptop screen.


[0:39]: Young girl pointing at laptop screen.


[0:42]: Close-up of woman smiling, looking down at her laptop.


[Dialogue - Woman]: Having access to the internet really has changed the way that I provide for my kids. My daughter is in a dance program that I had to apply for a bursary for, and that bursary I found online.


[0:44]: Close-up of women using laptop touchpad.


[0:46]: Close-up of laptop screen showing dance class registry.


[0:50]: Woman sitting with laptop, writing something down.


[0:53]: Woman sitting, facing camera.


[Dialogue - Woman]: Both my children have dietary needs. Learning how to cook for children that have extreme dietary needs, the internet is a must.


[0:55]: Woman in her kitchen, cooking a meal.


[1:00]: Woman sitting, facing camera.


[Dialogue - Woman]: And it opened up the opportunity for me to have some extra money to do fun things with my kids.


[1:02]: Young girl making googly eye craft with laptop screen in the background.


[1:05]: Woman smiling at her daughter at the table.


[1:07]: Woman sitting, facing camera.


[Dialogue - Woman]: It totally changes the experience for my kids when I don’t have to say no to doing an extracurricular activity. It’s definitely made a positive impact in my life, in a hundred different ways.


[1:13]: Woman doing crafts with her daughter and smiling.


[1:17]: Woman facing camera, talking.


[1:20]: Young girl smiling, holding her baby sibling, looking at a phone.


[1:21] [Woman - Dialogue]: I think it’s important that we have programs like this so that the average person can be just as connected as the person that can afford it.


[1:23]: Close-up of phone screen to show video call.


[1:25]: Woman holding a phone and sitting with her two young kids on a video call.


[1:27]: Woman sitting, facing camera.


[Dialogue - Woman]: All any parent wants is for their children to have the best lives that they can build for themselves and the Internet for Good program helps them do that.


[1:30]: Woman sitting with her baby on her lap.


[1:34]: Close-up of baby smiling.


[1:36]: [Music playing]


[Text on screen]: TELUS is proud to offer Internet for Good to over 30,000 families in B.C. and Alberta for only $10 a month.


[1:41]: Purple flowers appear around the bottom of the screen.


[1:42] [Text on screen]: Using the power of technology and connection for a more compassionate and equitable world.


[1:48] [Text on screen]: TELUS logo. The future is friendly. telus.com/futurefriendly


A purple flower opens in the bottom left corner of the screen.


[1:51] [Text on screen]: In partnership with: B.C. Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, Connecting Families Initiative, Alberta Ministry of Community and Social Services.