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To: johnlag who wrote (140)	3/2/2000 2:27:00 PM
From: canadian crude	Respond to of 171

Canada Payphone signs agreement with Best Western Hotels and Resorts CDNX Symbol:CPY BURNABY, BC, March 2 /CNW/ - Canada Payphone Corporation (CDNX:CPY), Canada's leading competitive pay telephone service provider, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Best Western International, Inc. offering AT&T Canada branded payphones and interactive Internet kiosks to all of their hotels and resorts in Canada. Best Western International is the world's largest lodging brand including 162 properties across Canada. Each property has between two and six payphones. Canada Payphone will be installing its high technology payphones including the newly announced Grapevine(TM) Network Terminal and Interactive Internet Kiosks. The AT&T Canada branded payphones accept all coins, credit and calling cards, as well as provide full operator services and flat rate long distance charges across Canada and to the United States. The Grapevine(TM) Network terminals and Internet Kiosks also display advertising and offer guests access to local community services and information, and the Internet for e-commerce and personal information services. ``We are pleased that Best Western International has chosen Canada Payphone as their payphone provider of choice for CPC's state-of-the-art AT&T Canada branded payphones, Grapevine(TM) Network Terminals and Interactive Internet Kiosks,' said Bruce Clark, President and CEO, Canada Payphone. ``Best Western is one of Canada's leading hotel chains and is tops in the industry when it comes to tourist class hotels.' Best Western International is the world's largest lodging brand with more than 4,000 hotels in 84 countries and territories. It is a membership organization of independently owned and operated hotels. Best Western International also provides marketing, reservations and operational support to its member hotels. For more information, visit Best Western's Web site at www.bestwestern.com. AT&T Canada is Canada's largest facilities-based competitive provider of local and long distance voice, data and Internet telecommunications services. Created during 1999 from the merger of MetroNet Communications, AT&T Canada Long Distance Services, Netcom Canada and ACC TelEnterprises, AT&T Canada brings together the country's largest competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC), three of Canada's leading competitive Internet Service Providers (ISP), and Canada's pioneer in competitive long distance. AT&T Canada Inc. is a public company with its common stock traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol TEL.B and on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol ATTC. Visit AT&T Canada's web site, www.attcanada.com for more information about the company. Canada Payphone is Canada's leading national competitive payphone service provider. The Company provides services from Victoria to Halifax installing state-of-the-art AT&T Canada branded payphones, Grapevine(TM) Network Terminals and Interactive Internet Kiosks. Canada Payphone Corporation is a public company traded on the CDNX under the symbol ``CPY'. For more information, visit Canada Payphone's web site at www.canadapayphone.com.

To: johnlag who wrote (140)	3/3/2000 12:14:00 PM
From: swot	Respond to of 171

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To: johnlag who wrote (140)	3/9/2000 4:36:00 PM
From: Salt'n'Peppa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 171

Chapters Online and Canada Payphone Corporation sign joint marketing agreement Chapters.ca to be featured on all CPC public Internet kiosks CDNX:CPY BURNABY, BC, March 8 /CNW-PRN/ - Canada Payphone Corporation (CDNX:CPY - news), today announced a joint marketing agreement with Chapters Online, the Canadian e-commerce company that operates www.chapters.ca and www.gardencrazy.com, the leading Canadian destinations for online shoppers. Under the agreement, all CPC public Internet kiosks installed across Canada will now provide CPC customers with free access to the Chapters.ca Web site, where they can quickly and conveniently browse and purchase a wide selection of book, music CD, video, DVD and software titles. CPC's Internet kiosks, branded with the AT&T Canada logo, can be found in hotels and other high profile locations across Canada frequented by business travelers, tourists and consumers. They deliver connectivity to local and national news, sports, financial and retail information services through an easy to use full-colour touch screen. In addition to free access to the Chapters.ca Web site, each kiosk offers users a multi-card reader for access to other areas of the Internet, e-mail and e-commerce. Revenues are generated from e-commerce transactions, Internet access and advertising. ``CPC public Internet terminals are a significant opportunity for Canadian companies to promote their services in public areas, increasing their reach dramatically,' said Christopher Severs, Public Internet Terminal Program Manager at Canada Payphone. ``Our company continues to enhance how the traditional payphone is viewed, and by forming partnerships with organizations such as Chapters Online, CPC provides further customer value from our state-of-the-art product lines. CPC is committed to expanding its network of public Internet terminals and continues to seek opportunities to locate the kiosks within traditional retail environments.' ``Canada has established itself as one of the most `wired' nations in the world and public access Internet terminals are another example of how Canadians can connect to the Web,' said Jason Karsh, sales development manager, Chapters Online Inc. 'Our marketing agreement with CPC provides Canadians with even more choice in the way they shop online.' Canada Payphone is Canada's leading national competitive payphone service provider. The Company provides services from Victoria to Halifax installing state-of-the-art AT&T Canada branded payphones, Grapevine(TM) Network Terminals and Interactive Internet Kiosks. Canada Payphone Corporation is a public company traded on the CDNX under the symbol ``CPY'. For more information, visit Canada Payphone's web site at www.canadapayphone.com. Chapters Online Inc. (TSE:COL - news) is a Canadian e-commerce company which operates www.chapters.ca and www.gardencrazy.com, leading Canadian destinations for online shoppers. The Chapters.ca Web site features millions of book, music CD, video, DVD, software and video game titles as well as consumer electronics from around the world at Canadian prices and with a unique focus on products of interest to Canadians. The Gardencrazy.com website features a wide selection of plants as well as gardening apparel, tools, and accessories. Committed to providing a convenient and hassle-free e-commerce experience, Chapters Online's websites offer a secure shopping environment, easy-to-use search tools, and industry leading customer service. Chapters Online also supports the growth of Canada's e-commerce industry operating one of the Internet's leading affiliate programs for website site owners. In September 1999, Chapters Online became a publicly traded, separate company from Chapters Inc. Chapters Inc. (TSE:CHP - news), Canada's largest book retailer, retains a majority ownership stake in Chapters Online and together the companies operate e-commerce kiosks at all Chapters stores across Canada. To learn more about Chapters Online, please visit the website site at chapters.ca.