 Glentel Partnership Announcement Press ReleaseBurnaby, British Columbia – February 19, 2008 – Glentel Inc. (TSX: GLN), one of Canada’s largest multi-carrier retailers of cell phones and a leading provider of wireless communications solutions across Canada, has named public relations agency Hoggan and Associates and advertising agency Grey Global as its communications partners of record in 2008. Glentel, which operates two distinct business segments – Retail Division and Business Division – has engaged Hoggan and Associates (Hoggan) to roll out a strategic communications program aimed at leveraging the company’s corporate successes and raising awareness of upcoming milestones. In addition to enjoying exponential retail growth and continued success with its Business Division, which provides wireless solutions to business-to-business customers in a variety of sectors, Glentel is celebrating its 25th anniversary trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and its 45th anniversary as a company. With the help of Hoggan, Glentel is well positioned to capitalize on its marketplace momentum and raise awareness of the company’s long history in Canada. Glentel has charged Grey Global (Grey) with refreshing and further delineating its WirelessWave and Tbooth retail brands. Both WirelessWave and Tbooth offer personal wireless and wired communications products and a choice of cellular brands to consumers through retail outlets in major shopping malls in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Québec. Under Grey’s creative direction, Glentel will roll out a $2 million advertising program to help differentiate the two brands and further entrench them as leading sources of cellular products and services in Canada. “We are pleased to welcome Hoggan and Grey as our communications partners,” said Tom Skidmore, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Glentel. “Our new partners will help further market and position Glentel as a leader in the wireless industry as well as increase awareness and market differentiation of our retail brands.” About GLENTEL GLENTEL (TSX: GLN) is a leading provider of innovative and reliable telecommunications services and solutions across North America. Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Burnaby, BC, Glentel comprises two operating divisions – Retail and Business – that service thousands of consumers and commercial telecommunications customers. Together with its divisions, the company boasts more than 250 locations across Canada located in retail malls, Costco Wholesale stores, and business centers. As the largest multi-carrier mobile phone retailer in Canada, it offers a choice of network carrier and wireless device or phone. To its business and government customers, Glentel offers wireless engineering and service, rental equipment, satellite and terrestrial network systems, and wireless asset monitoring. GLENTEL operates its business under the trading names WirelessWave, WIRELESS etc., The Telephone Booth (Tbooth and la cabine T) and GLENTEL Wireless. NO STOCK EXCHANGE, SECURITIES COMMISSION OR OTHER REGULATORY AUTHORITY HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. FOR MORE INFORMATION Investor Relations Contact:
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