"We are delighted with the addition of Allstream to our team of sponsors," said Jake Gordon, President of Jake Gordon & Associates and Chairman of IP World Canada. "With its focus on the Canadian business market and its leading position as a division of Canada's third largest communications provider, Allstream will undoubtedly make a significant contribution to this high-profile event."

"IP World Canada 2004 is a major industry conference that will focus on key IP-related topics that will deliver new value to meet the evolving needs of our business customers, and we are very pleased be a platinum sponsor of this event," said Ron McKenzie, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Business Development, Allstream. "Allstream has been a leader in the Business IP space, launching Canada's first MPLS service in 2000. Since then, we have significantly expanded our IP-based product portfolio to help customers compete better through solutions including a new Enterprise IP Telephony service."

The IP World Canada Conference & Exposition will focus on Internet Protocol (IP) based communications, integrated multimedia (data, voice & video) IP-based networks and value added IP-based solutions. It will explore new strategies, innovations, technologies and solutions that will allow Canada's business community, both large & small, to benefit from this latest evolution taking place in the marketplace.

About Allsteam:

Allstream is a leading communication solutions provider with a world-class portfolio of Connectivity, Infrastructure Management and IT Services. Focused on the business market, Allstream collaborates with customers to create tailored solutions that meet their unique needs and help them compete more effectively. Spanning more than 18,800 kilometres, Allstream has an extensive broadband fibre-optic network and the greatest reach of any competitive communication solutions provider in Canada, and provides international connections through strategic partnerships and interconnection agreements with other international service providers. Allstream is a division of MTS Allstream Inc., Canada's third largest communications provider with 7,000 dedicated employees focused on delivering outstanding value to its customers. MTS is a public company with its stock traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols MBT and MBT.B. For more information about MTS, please visit www.mts.ca.

About Jake Gordon & Associates:

Jake Gordon & Associates is a leading event management organization specializing in the areas of information technologies (IT) and telecommunications. Over the past 15 years of experience, the company has produced and staged many innovative industry trade shows and educational events across North America. For more information about JG&A, please visit the website at http://www.JakeGordon.com.

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For further information, please contact:

Jake Gordon & Associates
Jacob (Jake) Gordon, P.Eng.
Chairman, IP World Canada
416-467-0007
IPWorldCanada@JakeGordon.com

Allstream
May Chong
may.chong@allstream.com