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auditors' report

To: The Board of Directors and Management of TELUS Corporation

We audited selected quantitative performance information presented in TELUS’ Corporate Social Responsibility Report (the Report) for the years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004. The audited information is marked with the symbol . Preparation of the Report is the responsibility of TELUS management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion as to whether the selected information is fairly stated.

Scope and criteria

We examined TELUS’ quantitative performance information relating to community investments; charitable donations; environment; health and safety; workplace diversity; employee relations; and other areas as marked with the symbol . We did not examine the narrative sections of the Report except insofar as they incorporated the selected quantitative performance information. Our audit criteria were based on the 2002 version of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, relevant regulations, TELUS management definitions, and accepted industry standards.

The economic performance information was extracted from TELUS’ audited financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2005. This information was excluded from the scope of our audit.

Methodology

We conducted our audit in accordance with the International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000, developed by the International Federation of Accountants. This Standard requires that we plan and perform an audit in order to obtain reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that the information we examined was free from material error. We believe our work provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Our audit procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the selected information in the Report, examination of internally and externally generated documents and records, and such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.

Opinion

In our opinion, the selected information set out in this Report marked with the symbol is fairly stated in all material respects in accordance with the relevant criteria for the years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
March 9, 2006