May 9 (Reuters) - Telus Corp T.TO :
* TELUS REPORTS STRONG RESULTS FOR FIRST QUARTER 2019
* Q1 REVENUE C$3.5 BILLION VERSUS REFINITIV IBES ESTIMATE OF C$3.51 BILLION
* QTRLY MOBILE PHONE CHURN OF 1.02 PER CENT; 8 BASIS-POINT IMPROVEMENT AND Q1 RECORD LOW FOR TELUS
* 99,000 NEW CUSTOMER ADDITIONS IN QUARTER
* ANNOUNCE EXTENSION OF OUR MULTI-YEAR DIVIDEND GROWTH PROGRAM FROM 2020 THROUGH 2022
* QTRLY ADJUSTED BASIC EPS C$0.75
* QTRLY BASIC EPS C$0.71
* TELUS - DECIDED TO BEGIN DISCLOSING MOBILE PHONES AND MOBILE CONNECTED DEVICES AS SEPARATE SUBSCRIBER BASES AND NET ADDITIONS