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