MTS Allstream Inc. ("MTS Allstream") is pleased to announce that it has been selected by Pethealth Inc. ("Pethealth"), North America's second largest provider of medical insurance for dogs and cats to pet owners operating in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom, to provide a fully managed hosting environment for the company's PetPoint application. PetPoint is an innovative Web-based management software application used by over 1,100 humane societies, animal shelters, control agencies and rescue groups across North America to track the health records of adopted and sheltered animals.

"MTS Allstream is excited to have been chosen by Pethealth to provide proven, secure and stable managed hosting solutions for its Web-based PetPoint application," said Dean Prevost, President Enterprise Solutions, MTS Allstream. "Our comprehensive hosting services will help Pethealth achieve higher levels of performance, increased data security and total control over resources, while simultaneously reducing costs associated with its technology investments to allow the company to focus on its core competencies."

"We are pleased to work with MTS Allstream to achieve our vision of becoming the leading provider of insurance and integrated health-related information services to the North American companion animal market," said Steve Zeidman, Chief Technology Officer, Pethealth. "Following the top priority of the animals they care for, the most important asset to animal welfare organizations is their data, and MTS Allstream's solutions give us the confidence we need in managing their information technology and protecting the records of over 3 million pets in the PetPoint system."

As part of the PetPoint solution, MTS Allstream provides secure data centre space, highly reliable power, and a completely managed infrastructure, including the monitoring and management of servers and software.

For more information on MTS Allstream's managed hosting services, visit www.allstream.com/managedhosting. For more information on Pethealth, visit www.pethealthinc.com.

About MTS Allstream

MTS Allstream is a wholly owned subsidiary of Manitoba Telecom Services Inc. and is one of Canada's leading national communication solutions providers, delivering innovative products and services through the Enterprise Solutions and Consumer Markets divisions. The Enterprise Solutions division, which operates under the Allstream brand nationally and under the MTS Allstream brand in Manitoba, is a leading competitor in the national business and wholesale markets. This division offers customers a portfolio of solutions tailored to the needs of medium and large businesses looking for success in a world of rapidly evolving technology - Internet protocol connectivity, unified communications, IT consulting and security services. The Consumer Markets division leads every telecommunications market segment in Manitoba, delivering a full suite of next generation wireless, high-speed Internet and data, digital television and wireline voice services under the MTS brand, as well as small business services in select markets across Canada under the Allstream brand, and security and alarm monitoring services through AAA Alarm Systems Ltd., an affiliate of MTS Allstream which also operates in other western provinces. MTS Allstream's extensive national broadband fibre optic network spans more than 27,900 kilometres, and provides international connections through strategic alliances and interconnection agreements with other international service providers. Manitoba Telecom Services Inc.'s common shares are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange (trading symbol: MBT). For more information, please visit: www.mtsallstream.com.

SOURCE: MTS Allstream Inc.

Media contact: Jill Gibson, Corporate Communications Coordinator, (204) 958-3392,
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