MTS's fibre-optic network now available in Lorette, Manitoba

Leading-edge technology supports MTS Ultimate TV and ultra-fast Internet service

Stock Symbol:  MBT

LORETTE, MB, Nov. 15, 2013 /CNW/ - MTS, Manitoba's leading telecommunications provider, turned up its innovative MTS FiON^® Network today in the community of Lorette.  The MTS FiON Network uses fibre-to-the-home technology to provide customers with the most advanced telecommunication services MTS currently offers, including its industry-leading MTS Ultimate TV^® service.

MTS Ultimate TV features over 420 channels, a wide variety of informative and entertaining apps, and access to Video on Demand and Pay-Per-View events. Subscribers can pause and rewind live TV from any room in their house with the Whole Home PVR. The MTS FiON Network also powers MTS's newest and fastest high-speed Internet plans which offer unlimited usage and are exclusively available in communities where MTS has launched its fibre optic network.

"MTS continues to expand its fibre-to-the-home network throughout Manitoba," said MTS President Kelvin Shepherd.  "Lorette is the twelfth community outside of Winnipeg to receive this leading-edge technology."

This expansion to Lorette is part of a multi-year program to deploy MTS's fibre-to-the-home network to over 20 communities in Manitoba. Since 2010, MTS has launched the MTS FiON Network in Selkirk, Steinbach, Dauphin, Thompson, The Pas, Neepawa, Carberry, Minnedosa, Killarney, Beausejour, Lorette and select areas of Winnipeg and Brandon.

MTS offers a variety of home phone, high-speed Internet, TV and Wireless plans tailored to suit individual customer needs.  MTS customers can enjoy significant bundle discounts when they bundle multiple services. For more information on the MTS FiON Network and MTS Ultimate TV service, please visit mts.ca.

About MTS
MTS is the leading full-service communications provider for residential and business customers in Manitoba. The company's suite of products and services include the latest in wireless technology, high-speed Internet, an award-winning IPTV service, voice services, home security, and an extensive range of business solutions.  A technology leader, MTS operates advanced wireless networks delivering the best coverage for Manitobans with its 4G, CDMA and Wi-Fi wireless networks and is investing to build out its extensive fibre-to-the-home network in over 20 Manitoba communities. MTS's momentum is fuelled by the knowledge, skills and spirit of its 3,000 Manitoba-based employees. With over 100 years of operations, MTS is rooted firmly in the community and is a proud sponsor of the MTS Centre, home to the NHL's Winnipeg Jets. MTS is wholly owned by Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. which is listed on the TSX (trading symbol: MBT). For information on MTS's products and services, please visit www.mts.ca.

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SOURCE: MTS Allstream

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