MTS welcomes customers to experience the power of the new BlackBerry Style
9670 smartphone

New smartphone poised to redefine what you can do with a flip phone

Stock Symbol:  MBT

WINNIPEG, Nov. 2 /CNW/ - MTS is pleased to announce that it will soon launch the BlackBerry® Style™ 9670 smartphone, a stylish new handset that gives customers the powerful features of a BlackBerry® smartphone in the familiar comfort of a flip phone.

"MTS is very pleased to add the BlackBerry Style to our current selection of BlackBerry smartphones and to offer it on Manitoba's trusted network," said Stan Kurtas, Vice President, Marketing, MTS. "This new model is loaded with features to suit the needs of any customer, while continuing to offer the essential tools people have come to rely on in a BlackBerry smartphone."

The BlackBerry Style will be the first smartphone on the MTS wireless network to run the new BlackBerry® 6 operating system.  BlackBerry 6 features an intuitive and fluid design with multiple views, an engaging multimedia experience, fast, rich web browsing, universal search, and feeds from social networks that make it even easier for people to stay connected and communicate with friends, family and colleagues.

Messaging with the BlackBerry Style smartphone over MTS's wireless network is made easy with a full QWERTY keyboard and real-time chats with BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger). The smartphone offers an optical trackpad for fluid navigation and features a five megapixel camera, as well as built-in GPS and Wi-Fi® which can be used at any of the 167 MTS Wi-Fi locations in Manitoba. A wide selection of apps will also be available on BlackBerry App World™.

"The flip form factor appeals to a very distinct but sizable set of consumers, and we're pleased to work with MTS to bring this unique new BlackBerry smartphone to their customers," said David J. Smith, vice president of Product Management, Research In Motion. "The new BlackBerry Style smartphone is a feature rich, premium BlackBerry smartphone that makes the perfect choice for MTS customers who love the flip form factor but want advanced smartphone features and a full QWERTY keyboard."

The BlackBerry Style 9670 smartphone will be available at MTS Connect stores in Manitoba later this year. Please visit a dealer nearest you or visit www.mts.ca/wireless for more information on devices and offers.

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 are encouraged to visit: www.mtsallstream.com.

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Gillian Giesbrecht     
MTS Allstream Corporate Communications  
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