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intangible assets and goodwill (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2026
intangible assets and goodwill |
Schedule of Intangible assets and goodwill, net | ​
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​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 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
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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 | ​
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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

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