May 10 (Reuters) - Canadian telecom provider Telus Corp T.TO reported a 2.4 percent drop in quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by higher operating expenses.
Telus's net income fell to C$412 million ($322.45 million), or 69 Canadian cents per share, in the first quarter ended March 31, from C$422 million, or 70 Canadian cents per share, a year earlier. revenue rose to C$3.38 billion from C$3.18 billion. ($1 = 1.2777 Canadian dollars)