6/19/02 Possible disruption of wireless phone service at Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson International Airport Targeted Profiles


Situation:

The Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA) and Canada’s four major wireless carriers have been negotiating the terms of new leasing agreements for network equipment currently in place and the installation of new equipment to provide improved wireless coverage at Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson Airport. In a news release issued Monday June 17, 2002, the GTAA ordered the removal of our equipment if a settlement is not reached.

Messages to clients:
Following the announcement pertaining to a possible disruption of wireless phone service at Toronto’s international airport here is information to help you reassure our customers.


Fido customers and anyone roaming on Microcell’s PCS network should expect “business as usual” from Microcell and should not experience any changes in their wireless phone coverage at Toronto's Lester B. Pearson International Airport.


This situation with the GTAA applies to ALL Canadian wireless companies.


As a group, the wireless carriers have submitted a proposal to the GTAA that we hope will solve the leasing issues, and we are awaiting a response.


The GTAA has ordered the removal of our equipment if a settlement is not reached by July 1. The wireless carriers have every intention of continuing negotiations in good faith with the GTAA.


Canada’s wireless carriers are committed to supplying wireless phone service at Lester B. Pearson International Airport. We recognize that the 28 million travellers who pass through the airport each year, in addition to the 17,000 airport employees, have come to rely on their wireless phones for business, staying in touch with friends and family, and safety and security.