10:39 AM EDT, 08/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- TELUS ( TU ) (T.TO, TU) on Wednesday said it is partnering with FreeTelecom, a Korea budget telecommunications provider, to launch the FreeTelecom Dual Plan, what it calls "an industry-first mobile solution".

The company said the FreeTelecom Dual Plan allows customers to access both Korean and Canadian mobile services on a single device, offering "significant" cost savings compared to traditional international roaming.

"A key differentiator of the FreeTelecom Dual Plan is its included KR Basic Plan, which enables authentication for Korean banking services and government websites, a critical feature for Korean expatriates managing financial and administrative needs across borders," the company said in a statement.

Shares of Telus ( TU ) were last seen up 0.7% at $22.876 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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