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May 4, 2004

TELUS Mobility launches two new BlackBerry® handhelds

First BlackBerry handheld featuring Mike's Direct Connect® and the first BlackBerry 1X colour handheld in Canada

BlackBerry offers mobile professionals a single, integrated wireless solution that allows users to stay connected with access to e-mail, corporate data, phone, Web and organizer applications

Scarborough, Ontario and Waterloo, Ontario - TELUS Mobility and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today launched two new BlackBerry handhelds. The BlackBerry 7510™ is the first BlackBerry handheld in Canada equipped with Mike's Direct Connect walkie-talkie service. The BlackBerry 7750™, features a large, high-resolution color screen and operates on TELUS Mobility's fast 1X wireless data network.

"It's exciting to introduce two unique new BlackBerry handhelds to Canada, and particularly so because they take full advantage of the North American voice and data capabilities of TELUS Mobility's unique digital networks," said Robert Blumenthal, TELUS Mobility's Vice President of Products and Services. "TELUS Mobility is well positioned to offer the most comprehensive wireless data line-up to Canadian business users, including the only BlackBerry handheld with the instant-contact power of Mike's Direct Connect."

With these two new BlackBerry handhelds, TELUS Mobility business clients can depend on reliable and secure access to both their e-mail and other data and TELUS Mobility's digital phone service at any time across North America.

"The BlackBerry 7510 and BlackBerry 7750 demonstrate RIM's continued leadership in delivering wireless solutions that offer integrated data and voice applications, excellent battery performance and push-based connectivity," said Mark Guibert, Vice President, Corporate Marketing at Research In Motion. "The combination of TELUS Mobility's advanced digital networks with BlackBerry provides mobile professionals with an extremely compelling productivity tool."

BlackBerry 7510

The BlackBerry 7510 combines support for Mike's Direct Connect with e-mail, phone, personal organizer and Web browser functions to equip business users with an exceptionally powerful, all-in-one communications device.

Thanks to the instant-contact power of Direct Connect functionality- with its connection speeds of less than a second - Mike has become the wireless communications network of choice for business across Canada, ranging from small business users to national enterprise and government clients. Mike clients can use the Direct Connect service to stay in instant touch with any other Mike user right across North America.

BlackBerry 7750

The Java™-based BlackBerry 7750 offers clients PCS phone, e-mail, text messaging, Web browser and organizer applications in a single wireless handheld. The large, high-resolution screen and vibrant display - supporting over 65,000 colors - with integrated attachment viewing capability and exceptional battery performance gives mobile professionals a powerful user experience. Operating on TELUS Mobility's national 1X data network, the BlackBerry 7750 offers business clients the ability to access their e-mail and other data and make phone calls across North America.

"These new BlackBerry handhelds offer truly unique functionality, with very competitive device and rate plan pricing, and unsurpassed underlying network quality and coverage," said Blumenthal. "These are the powerful productivity devices business users have been waiting for - we expect them to contribute significantly to the rapid growth of the wireless data market across Canada."

About TELUS Mobility

TELUS Mobility provides its more than 3.4 million clients across Canada with a full suite of wireless voice, Internet and data services through its PCS and Mike digital wireless networks. For more about TELUS Mobility products, please visit telusmobility.com.

TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is the largest telecommunications company in Western Canada and the second largest in the country, with more than $7.1 billion of annual revenue, 4.87 million network access lines and 3.4 million wireless subscribers. The company provides subscribers with a full range of telecommunications products and services including data, voice and wireless services across Canada, utilizing next generation Internet-based technologies. TELUS was a premier founding supporter of the successful bid to bring the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games to Canada. For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.

About Research In Motion (RIM)

Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity. RIM's portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information, visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.

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