No charge for MTS residential and small business landline customers in Manitoba to make calls to Japan until May 11, 2011
MTS Allstream Inc. announced today it will provide free long distance calling to Japan for all MTS residential and small business landline customers in Manitoba. MTS will apply this retroactively to March 11, 2011, so residential and small business landline customers who have made long distance calls to Japan following the earthquake will automatically receive a bill credit.
Kelvin Shepherd
“With the ongoing complexities of the devastation in Japan it’s important that people are able to reach one another,” said Kelvin Shepherd, President, MTS. “We hope that free long distance calls will enable more of our MTS customers to get in touch with their loved ones at this critical time.”
MTS residential and small business landline customers will be able to reach friends, family and colleagues in Japan free of charge until May 11, 2011.
Consistent with MTS policies on long distance calling, this offer is intended to support the personal calling needs of customers and is not available for resale or other enterprise commercial purposes.
About MTS
MTS is a division 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 5,500 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 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: http://www.mtsallstream.com/.
Forward-looking Statements Disclaimer
This news release includes forward-looking statements and information (collectively, the “statements”) about our corporate direction, business opportunities, operations, financial objectives, planned activities, future financial results and performance that are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. As a consequence, actual results in the future may differ materially from any conclusion, forecast, anticipation or projection in such forward-looking statements. Examples of statements that constitute forward-looking information may be identified by words such as “believe”, “expect”, “project”, “should”, “anticipate”, “could”, “target”, “forecast”, “intend”, “plan”, “outlook”, “see”, “set”, “pending”, and other similar terms.
Factors that could cause anticipated opportunities and actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, matters identified in the “Risks and Uncertainties” section and elsewhere in our most recent annual MD&A and any subsequent quarterly MD&As, as well as our most recent Annual Information Form, all of which are available on SEDAR at http://www.sedar.com/.
Please note that forward-looking statements reflect our expectations as at the date hereof. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise except as required by law.
For further information:
Media:
Jessica Poitras
Corporate Communications
(204) 941-7823
[email protected]
