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To: Ruffian who wrote (26978)	4/14/1999 12:50:00 PM
From: bananawind	Respond to of 152472

All... Korea growth not slowing... [note: Hansol PCS is a cdmaOne network] BCI's Korean PCS Operation Surpasses 2 Million Subscribers MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 1999--BI(NASDAQ:BCICF - news; ME:BI. - news; TSE:BI. - news) Bell Canada International Inc. (''BCI'') today announced that its Korean PCS operator, Hansol PCS Co. Ltd. (''Hansol PCS''), has surpassed 2 million subscribers less than 18 months after the launch of service. BCI holds an 18.2 percent interest in Hansol PCS, as well as debentures which, when converted, will create an interest of approximately 24 percent on a fully-diluted basis. Mr. Derek Burney, Chairman and CEO of BCI, welcomed the latest Hansol PCS milestone, stating ''The growth of Hansol PCS has been impressive. It is evidence of the huge unmet demand for communications services which exists in many markets around the globe. Together with our fast-growing Taiwanese PCS operator, KG Telecom, Hansol PCS is helping BCI meet its ongoing goal of balanced growth between our Asian-Pacific and Latin American operations.'' BCI is a leading provider of telecommunications services in markets outside of Canada. The corporation owns, develops and operates telecommunications systems with a focus on the wireless sector. A subsidiary of BCE Inc., Canada's largest communications company, BCI is listed on the Montreal and Toronto stock exchanges under the symbol BI, and on the NASDAQ National market under the symbol BCICF. Visit BCI's web site at www.bci.ca