MTS to Offer iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus in Canada Beginning Friday, September 25

WINNIPEG, Sept. 15, 2015 /CNW/ - (TSX:MBT) MTS today announced it will offer iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, the most advanced iPhones ever, beginning Friday, September 25. iPhone 6s 16GB will be available starting at $399 and iPhone 6s Plus 16GB will be available starting at $529 with two-year contracts. iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 5s will also be available. For additional pricing details, please visit www.mts.ca.

iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus bring a powerful new dimension to iPhone's revolutionary Multi-Touch interface with 3D Touch, which senses how deeply you press the display, letting you do all kinds of essential things more quickly and simply. The new iPhones introduce Live Photos, which bring still images to life, transforming instants frozen in time into unforgettable living memories. Live Photos, 3D Touch, 12-megapixel iSight camera, 5-megapixel FaceTime HD camera with Retina Flash and more are powered by the Apple-designed A9 chip, the most advanced chip ever in a smartphone, delivering faster performance and great battery life. iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are designed from the strongest glass on any smartphone and 7000 series aluminum the same alloy used in the aerospace industry, in gorgeous metallic finishes that now include rose gold.

"MTS is proud to offer our customers the amazing iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus with a range of flexible and attractive data plans on our extensive 4G LTE network," said Heather Tulk, CMO, MTS. "Customers purchasing iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus from MTS will enjoy the most robust data user experience in Manitoba thanks to our impressive 4G LTE network, MTS MyPlan and MTS Total Internet service."

Customers can purchase iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus at MTS Connect retail shops and online at www.mts.ca. For complete details on pricing, please visit: www.mts.ca. For more information on iPhone, please visit: www.apple.com/iphone.

About MTS Inc.
MTS is Manitoba's leading communications company, connecting people and places with wireless, high-speed Internet, TV, home phone and security services. MTS also offers a full suite of business solutions, including information technology, data storage and cloud computing through EPIC Information Solutions and MTS Data Centres.  Founded more than a century ago and deeply rooted in the community, MTS provides grants, scholarships, sponsorships and volunteer support to youth-serving organizations across the province through MTS Future First. MTS is wholly owned by Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. (TSX: MBT). For more on MTS's products and services, visit www.mts.ca.

Forward-looking Statements Disclaimer
This news release includes forward-looking statements and information (collectively, the "statements") about MTS's products and services that are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. As a consequence, actual results in the future may differ materially from any conclusion, forecast or projection in such forward-looking statements. Therefore, forward-looking statements should be considered carefully and undue reliance should not be placed on them. Examples of statements that constitute forward-looking information may be identified by words such as "believe", "expect", "project", "should", "anticipate", "could", "target", "forecast", "intend", "plan", "outlook", "see", "set", "pending", and other similar terms.

Factors that could cause anticipated opportunities and actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, matters identified in the "Material assumptions" section and the "Risks and uncertainties" section of the Company's 2014 Annual Management's Discussion & Analysis and 2014 Annual Information Form, both of which are available on SEDAR www.sedar.com.

Please note that forward-looking statements reflect Management's expectations as at the date hereof. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

SOURCE Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.

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