 TransLink Partners with Glentel to Update CommunicationsBURNABY, BC, Aug. 5 - Glentel Inc. (TSX:GLN), a leading Canadian communications company specializing in wireless solutions, recently won the bid to a $2.3 million dollar contract with TransLink to upgrade their SkyTrain Wayside Radio System. The project, due to be completed in March 2009, includes the replacement of aging wireless communications infrastructure with new hardware that is supportable and compliant to the latest Industry Canada spectrum requirements for the British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Ltd., an operating subsidiary of TransLink. "We have worked diligently to attain the bid, and are excited to work with TransLink," stated Dan Lowndes, Vice President of Operations - Business Division, Glentel. "Communication is such a vital factor in any industry; in many cases, it could mean the matter of life and death. Together with TransLink, we will endeavour to provide a reliable and efficient communication system that can handle day-to-day operations as well as critical missions." The British Columbia Rapid Transit Company Ltd. (BCRTC) operates the innovative and internationally respected SkyTrain advanced rapid transit system. The Expo and Millennium SkyTrain lines make up the world's longest automated ligh rapid transit system, connecting downtown Vancouver with the cities of Burnaby, New Westminster and Surrey. SkyTrain operations and management as well as support services will use the updated communication system. About TransLink The South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink) plans, finances, implements and operates an integrated transportation system, with responsibility for major regional roads as well as public transit. Under a new governance model introduced in 2007, TransLink has the opportunity to expand services beyond Metro Vancouver, potentially reaching as far north as Pemberton and as far east as Hope, based on municipal agreements. We provide services through contractors and our wholly-owned subsidiaries such as Coast Mountain Bus Co., BCRTC (SkyTrain) and West Coast Express commuter rail. 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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