MTS TV further enhances popular Ultimate TV service

Customers can now keep track of multiple programs, including up to six NFL Sunday Ticket games, simultaneously

Stock Symbol:  MBT

WINNIPEG, Sept. 9 /CNW/ - MTS is pleased to announce that MTS TV has launched Ultimate Picks and My Picks, two new services that provide customers with a unique experience by allowing them to watch multiple channels simultaneously.

"By launching Ultimate Picks and My Picks, we are further enhancing the TV viewing experience for our customers, while adding even more value to our already popular MTS TV service," said Stan Kurtas, Vice President, Marketing, MTS Allstream. "Now customers can enjoy a fully customized and unique experience from the comfort of their couch, just one more great benefit for being an MTS TV customer."

With Ultimate Picks, customers can watch up to six channels at a time from our most popular channels available in Sports Picks, Movie Picks, Premium Movie Picks, HD Picks, and Kids Picks. My Picks allows customers to customize up to five of their own Picks, which will allow them to watch up to six channels of their own choosing at one time. My Picks is especially attractive to football fans, who can now keep track of six NFL Sunday Ticket games at once without having to flip back and forth through channels.

Ultimate Picks and My Picks launched today and are available to customers who subscribe to MTS Ultimate TV. Customers can enjoy Ultimate Picks as an added feature to their current TV service package and will be available on channel 1016. Those customers interested in My Picks can enjoy a free 90 day preview on channel 1017 and can then subscribe for only $1.99/ month.

For more information, please visit our website at www.mts.ca/ultimatetv/picks

About MTS
MTS is a business unit of MTS Allstream Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. As one of Canada's leading national communication solutions companies, MTS Allstream provides innovative communications for the way Canadians want to live and work today. The Company has more than 100 years of experience, with 6,000 employees across Canada dedicated to a mission of delivering true value as seen through the eyes of our customers. MTS Allstream has nearly two million total customer connections spanning business customers across Canada and residential consumers throughout the province of Manitoba. The Company's extensive national broadband and fibre optic network spans almost 30,000 kilometres. MTS Allstream is a proud sponsor of Cindy Klassen, 2006 World Champion and Canada's greatest Olympian, and a proud contributor to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.'s common shares are listed on Toronto Stock Exchange (trading symbol: MBT). Customers, stakeholders and investors who want to learn more about MTS Allstream services are encouraged to visit: www.mtsallstream.com.

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Gillian Giesbrecht     
MTS Allstream Corporate Communications  
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