SAINT JOHN, NB, May 26 /CNW/ - NBTel announced yesterday that Vibe(TM)
extreme-speed residential Internet service is now available in nine more New
Brunswick communities; Bathurst, Beresford, Campbellton, Dalhousie, Miramichi
City, Caraquet, Lameque, Shippagan, and Tracadie-Sheila.
    "In April of last year, we announced a $2.5 million investment in
northeastern New Brunswick to our network. With the completion of the first
phase of that project, we are very pleased to offer our residential customers
in these nine communities access to Vibe, our extreme-speed Internet service"
said NBTel President Jack Travis.
    Vibe is the customer's extreme-speed NBTel Internet connection to the
world. A host of interactive content and information services can be viewed at
extremely high speeds through the customer's personal computer. This results
in more multimedia (audio, video, and animation) being faster and better with
Vibe service. With access speeds far exceeding a standard modem connection,
extreme-speed Internet through the VideoActive(tm) network is a fast and rich
solution to customers' multimedia needs. Vibe customers, through the
VideoActive network, experience MuchMusic videos, TSN, The Weather Network,
NBTel Express(TM) and PowerPages.
    Mr. Travis said the advantages of this service are numerous. "With Vibe,
you own the bandwidth. Instead of sharing with others, Vibe provides a line
dedicated to you for extreme speed that is always connected -- 24-hours-a-day,
seven-days-a-week," he said. "And, it won't tie up the phone lines, allowing
you to make phone calls or send and receive faxes.''
    With this latest announcement, Vibe service is now available to over
95,000 New Brunswick homes, up from the 80,000 homes already served in Saint
John, Rothesay, Moncton, Dieppe, Riverview, Fredericton, Devon and Sackville.
Customers who sign up for Vibe will receive the first month-of-service free -
a $40 value. Customers interested in Vibe can visit their local authorised
Vibe dealer. For a complete list of Vibe Service Dealers, customers can call
1 800 560-Vibe (8423) for the dealers in their community.
    NBTel is an acknowledged leader in telecommunications. It provides a full
range of services including local and long-distance telephone, wireless,
Internet, e-commerce, television, interactive multimedia, data and managed
network services and information technology solutions. NBTel's people use
their expertise to deliver advanced customer-contact and self-serve
applications that provide a competitive advantage to businesses and enable
customers to do everyday things better(TM). For more information, visit NBTel
at www.nbtel.nb.ca.
    NBTel is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aliant Inc. (TSE:AIT). The Aliant
group of advanced technology companies and its staff of more than 9,500
professionals delivers full service, integrated solutions through its four
core lines of business: information technology, wireline and wireless
telecommunications, mobile satellite services and emerging business solutions.
From its base in Atlantic Canada, Aliant serves consumer and business
customers worldwide. Visit Aliant at www.aliant.ca for more information.



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For further information: Jean Breau, Manager External Communications, 
NBTel, Telephone (506) 658-7803 or toll free 1 800 267-2057, Corporate Public 
Affairs