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QuébecTel Selects iMagicTV's Leading-Edge Software to Deliver Interactive New Media Services over High-Speed IP Networks

SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA - February 28, 2000 - iMagicTV, a leading provider of interactive digital television software for service providers worldwide, today announced that QuébecTel, the second largest telecommunications company (telco) in Québec, has selected iMagicTV's leading-edge software to deliver new interactive multimedia services to its customers.

iMagicTV's television delivery and management software, DTV Manager, will enable QuébecTel to provide Internet interactive new multimedia services - on either the PC or TV - including digital TV channels, Web-based email, Internet browsing and Video on Demand (VOD) to consumers over its existing copper network.

"QuébecTel is committed to offering leading edge products and services to its customers with an unparalleled breadth in choice they can't get elsewhere," said Jacques Amiot, director of QuébecTel's ZEB project. "We chose to deploy iMagicTV's software because it enables us to quickly deploy these high-quality services without having to invest heavily in building a new network infrastructure. DTV Manager also integrates nicely with the back-end network software we already have in place and it allows QuébecTel to complement its established voice services with a new and exciting interactive multimedia option on either the PC or TV, while enabling us to compete in the entertainment marketplace."

"To compete in the rapidly changing telecommunications marketplace, telcos such as QuébecTel understand that they need to offer something new and exciting for the consumer. iMagicTV's software makes it economically viable for telcos to deploy commercial offerings of multiple services that include television by using their existing copper telephone infrastructure and by delivering feature-rich interactive multimedia services to home subscribers," said Marcel LeBrun, president and CEO, iMagicTV. "QuébecTel is an example of a service provider using our software to lead the way as a next-generation service provider by entering an exciting new market and creating new streams of revenue never considered possible until today."

Other companies involved in the deployment include PixStream Incorporated, Newbridge Networks Corporation, Oracle, Pace, SGI and Sun Microsystems.

iMagicTV is empowering service providers around the world to offer innovative TV services, giving the consumer unprecedented convenience, choice and control of their entertainment experience. DTV Manager is based on IP and uses xDSL and other high-speed broadband technologies that turn copper telephone lines into high-speed digital connections.

About iMagicTV
iMagicTV, recently named one of the top 50 high-tech start-ups to watch on the East Coast of North America by Red Herring Events, is an innovative software company providing digital television solutions to telcos worldwide. The company has developed DTV Manager software for telcos that helps them deliver digital TV to consumers over their existing copper infrastructure via high-speed broadband networks including ADSL and VDSL technologies. Established in 1998, iMagicTV maintains its headquarters in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada and has offices in Cambridge (United Kingdom), Denver (Colorado) and Atlanta (Georgia). For more information on iMagicTV and its innovative and unique television solution, visit www.imagictv.com.

About QuébecTel
QuébecTel is a wholly owned subsidiary of the QuébecTel Group (TSE: QTG). QuébecTel Group, through its various subsidiaries, offers a complete range of local, long distance and mobile telephone services, as well as diversified products and services in the information technologies and contents to business enterprises and consumers throughout the province. With total investments exceeding $900 million and a workforce of nearly 2,000 employees, QuébecTel Group owns and operates a state-of-the-art infrastructure representing the second largest telecommunications system in the Province of Québec.

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Contacts:
Anne Marie Donadio
Lois Paul & Partners
(781) 238-5715
donadio@lpp.com

Andre-Marc Allain
iMagicTV
(506) 631-3043
amallain@imagictv.com

Gaetan Ross
QuebecTel
(418) 721-6560
gaetan.ross@zeb.net

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