Press Release

November 9, 2007

Bell introduces the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 Smartphone

Supported by new data plan ideal for consumers and small businesses

Toronto, ON - Bell today announced the availability of the BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8130 smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM), offering rich multimedia features together with all the renowned communications and productivity capabilities of the BlackBerry® platform.

“The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 delivers the ultimate wireless email and data experience for clients looking for both substance and style, and we’re proud to introduce the first CMDA-based  BlackBerry Pearl to Canada,” said Adel Bazerghi, Vice President, Products for Bell Mobility. “We are confident its combination of style, functionality and data speed will resonate particularly with consumers and small business professionals looking for a phone that lets them work, play and connect with ease.”

"The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 is an exciting and highly anticipated product and we are very pleased to be introducing it to Bell customers across Canada today,” said Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at Research In Motion. "Many people will be drawn to the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 for the reason that it delivers best-in-class features and usability while still managing to be so small, light and fashionable.”

The BlackBerry Pearl 8130 smartphone runs on Bell’s high speed mobile network, the fastest and largest available across North America, which is ideal for emailing, mobile browsing and viewing attachments.

Bell is also introducing new rate plans for RIM’s BlackBerry smartphones, aimed particularly at consumers and small businesses. For $20 per month, the Email and Internet BlackBerry 20 plan offers 2 MB of data use with the data-efficient BlackBerry® Internet Service, providing real-time push-based access to popular email services such as Sympatico, Yahoo! and Gmail, as well as messaging and web browsing. For another $15 per month, the BlackBerry 15 Add-on provides an additional 4 MB of data use for even more emailing, mobile browsing, and text and picture messaging. The plan also includes certain smart touch features such as Message Centre Express and Call Display. There is also an Email BlackBerry 15 plan,  offering 1.5 MB of data for emailing only, for $15 per month.

Available from Bell in an attractive amethyst colour, the BlackBerry Pearl 8130 includes:

• Windows Live Messenger for BlackBerry Smartphones, offered exclusively by Bell
• Facebook®  for BlackBerry®  Smartphones, a new software application which enhances the capabilities of Facebook for mobile users beyond a mobile browsing experience with picture uploading, automatic message delivery and more
• SureType® keyboard technology, now featuring word completion and spell checker
• Built-in GPS and mapping software, making it easy for users to find their way with turn-by-turn navigation
• Access to ring tones and screen savers offered by Bell, for the first time
• Two megapixel camera with flash, zoom and video capture
• Enhanced media player, perfect for listening to music and watching videos
• Convenient externally accessible microSD/SDHC memory card slot, providing plenty of storage for music, videos and pictures
• Bluetooth® stereo audio support and 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, compatible with standard MP3 player head phones
• Roxio Photosuite® LE is included as part of the BlackBerry Desktop Manager software, which makes it easy to edit pictures and create photo albums
• Ultra-thin high-capacity removable battery

The BlackBerry Pearl is available from Bell Mobility for as low as $149.95 on a three-year plan. For more information, please visit bell/ca/wireless.

About Bell
Bell is Canada's largest communications company, providing consumers with solutions to all their communications needs, including telephone services, wireless communications, high-speed Internet, digital television and voice over IP. Bell also offers integrated information and communications technology (ICT) services to businesses and governments, and is the Virtual Chief Information Officer (VCIO) to small and medium businesses (SMBs). Bell is proud to be a Premier National Partner and the exclusive Communications Partner to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. For information on Bell's products and services, please visit www.bell.ca. For corporate information on BCE, please visit www.bce.ca.

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