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Bell Mobility and Yahoo! Canada Take the Wireless Internet Mainstream SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2000--Yahoo!(R) Canada and Bell Mobility customers have something to cheer about today as they become the first Canadians to gain wireless access to Yahoo! Canada -- one of the most popular, and soon-to-be most portable, Web sites in the country. Millions of customers of Yahoo! Canada and Bell Mobility can now access Yahoo! Canada content and services using Mobile Browser, a Bell Mobility service that enables customers to log onto the Internet from a Digital PCS phone. "When it comes to delivering wireless Internet services to Canadians, Bell Mobility is more than just talk," said Randy Reynolds, president and CEO of Bell Mobility. "We were the first PCS company in Canada to put an Internet Browser into the PCS phone. Today, we offer the largest array of wireless Internet services in Canada and, together with Yahoo! Canada, we are delivering on our commitment to bring the best of the Web to your PCS phone." "As a leading Internet communications, commerce and media company, we are pleased to further expand the distribution of Yahoo! services to meet the needs and interests of wireless users in Canada," said Mohan Vishwanath, vice president of Yahoo! Everywhere, Yahoo! Inc. "Yahoo!'s global Web network of 21 World properties, combined with the functionality of our familiar interface and popular services, is a cornerstone of the Yahoo! Everywhere strategy -- to bring Yahoo! services to users anytime, anyplace from any access point worldwide." Yahoo! Canada To Go Yahoo! Canada and Bell Mobility customers can now access the following features remotely by simply launching the browser on their Bell Mobility Digital PCS phone and selecting Yahoo! from the main menu on the Mobile Browser home page: -- Yahoo! Mail -- enables users to view, compose, reply and delete e-mail messages right from their phone. -- Yahoo! Address Book -- provides anytime, anywhere access to programmed numbers, and includes full search and retrieval functionality. -- Yahoo! Calendar -- enables users to add, edit or delete scheduled appointments. Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Address Book and Yahoo! Calendar can also be accessed from any Internet-connected computer for simple contact, schedule and mailbox management. -- Yahoo! Canada News -- includes Canadian and World Top stories, business, technology, world, health, sports, entertainment and science news. -- Yahoo! Canada Sports -- provides access to news and sports scores. -- Yahoo! Canada Finance -- provides financial news and information for Canadian and World markets. -- Yahoo! Canada Weather -- provides daily and forecasted weather in major Canadian cities. In addition to the Bell Mobility service launch, Yahoo! has, in past months, announced distribution agreements with a number of service providers and manufactures of Web-connected devices as part of the overall Yahoo! Everywhere strategy. Palm Computing, a 3Com Company; Motorola, a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions; and, Sprint PCS, the largest PCS provider in the U.S., have teamed with Yahoo! to offer Yahoo! Web content and services to their users inside the U.S. Internationally, D2 Mannesman Mobilfunk in Germany; Siemens in Asia and Europe; SmarTone in Hong Kong; New World in Singapore; Radiolinja in Finland; and, SK Telecom and Hansol PCS in Korea have, likewise, joined with Yahoo! to distribute Yahoo!'s Web content and services to wireless phone users. About Bell Mobility's Mobile Browser In May 1999, Bell Mobility launched Mobile Browser, making it the first PCS company in North America to put an Internet Browser into the PCS handset. Mobile Browser users can access and view a number of Internet sites specifically adapted for small display screens. Mobile Browser is currently available on a number of Bell Mobility Digital PCS phones, including the NeoPoint 1000 and Qualcomm's QCP-2700F, QCP-2700 and QCP-2760. In future, new phones from Bell Mobility, such as Motorola's Digital StarTAC and Samsung's SCH-3530, will also be '.com-ready' at introduction, enabling users to access Mobile Browser services anywhere, anytime. About Bell Mobility The Bell Mobility Inc. family of companies provides a complete range of wireless communications solutions -- cellular, paging, data, satellite, PCS and airline passenger communications services -- to over two million Canadian customers. Bell Mobility Radio provides two-way voice and wireless data services to public safety and emergency services agencies. Bell Mobility Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bell Canada. For more information on Bell Mobility, visit the Web site at bellmobility.ca. About Yahoo! Canada Yahoo! Canada (www.yahoo.ca) offers national Canadian and international content, personalized services, powerful e-commerce features and intuitive Web navigation for Canadians. At Yahoo! Canada, users will find Canadian Web sites listed first by category, with full access to relevant worldwide sites appearing next. Users can also seamlessly connect to any of Yahoo!'s global properties. Yahoo! Canada is headquartered in Toronto. About Yahoo! Inc. Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) is a global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services to 120 million users each month worldwide. As the first online navigational guide to the Web, www.yahoo.com is the leading guide in terms of traffic, advertising, household and business user reach, and is one of the most recognized brands associated with the Internet. The company also provides online business services designed to enhance Yahoo!'s clients' Web services, including audio and video streaming, store hosting and management, and Web site tools and services. The company's global Web network includes 21 world properties. Yahoo! has offices in Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Canada and the United States, and is headquartered in Santa Clara. Note to Editors: Yahoo! the Yahoo! logo and Yahoo! Everywhere are registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. --30--mr/sf* CONTACT: Yahoo!, Santa Clara Sarah Ross, 408/530-5172 Srossyahoo-inc.com or Bell Mobility, Toronto Norm Berberich, 905/282-4054 nberberimobility.com or NRW for Yahoo! 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