intangible assets and goodwill (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2026

intangible assets and goodwill

Schedule of Intangible assets and goodwill, net


																			Intangible
																			assets with
				Intangible assets subject to amortization															indefinite lives
				Customer
				contracts, related						Access to																		Total
				customer						rights-of-way,												Total						intangible
				relationships and						crowdsource			Assets under						Spectrum			intangible						assets and
(millions)		Note		subscriber base			Software			assets and other			construction			Total			licences			assets			Goodwill ¹			goodwill
AT COST
Balance as at January 1, 2026				$	5,962		$	9,396		$	585		$	517		$	16,460		$	13,217		$	29,677		$	11,325		$	41,002
Additions					—			55			30			439			524			373			897			—			897
Assets under construction put into service					20			384			—			(404)			—			—			—			—			—
Dispositions, retirements and other (including capitalized interest)		9			(249)			(249)			(21)			—			(519)			—			(519)			—			(519)
Net foreign exchange differences					70			5			10			3			88			—			88			103			191
Balance as at June 30, 2026				$	5,803		$	9,591		$	604		$	555		$	16,553		$	13,590		$	30,143		$	11,428		$	41,571
ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION AND IMPAIRMENT
Balance as at January 1, 2026				$	2,503		$	6,533		$	313		$	—		$	9,349		$	—		$	9,349		$	865		$	10,214
Amortization					313			498			28			—			839			—			839			—			839
Impairment		(b)			500			—			—			—			500			—			500			1,635			2,135
Dispositions, retirements and other					(260)			(247)			(4)			—			(511)			—			(511)			—			(511)
Net foreign exchange differences					30			2			6			—			38			—			38			31			69
Balance as at June 30, 2026				$	3,086		$	6,786		$	343		$	—		$	10,215		$	—		$	10,215		$	2,531		$	12,746
NET BOOK VALUE
Balance as at December 31, 2025				$	3,459		$	2,863		$	272		$	517		$	7,111		$	13,217		$	20,328		$	10,460		$	30,788
Balance as at June 30, 2026				$	2,717		$	2,805		$	261		$	555		$	6,338		$	13,590		$	19,928		$	8,897		$	28,825

1	Accumulated amortization and impairment of goodwill of $364 is amortization recorded before 2002 and impairments (inclusive of net foreign exchange differences) recorded subsequently.

Schedule of cash-generating units' goodwill carrying amounts


As at (millions)		June 30, 2026			December 31, 2025
TELUS technology solutions		$	7,691		$	7,024
TELUS health			1,206			935
TELUS digital experience			—			2,501
		$	8,897		$	10,460