Bell Canada Launches Nationwide Mobile Music Download Service with Groove Mobile

Browse, review, download and share music simply and quickly

TORONTO, Ontario, Dec. 19 /CNW Telbec/ - Bell Canada and Groove Mobile, the world's leading mobile music service, today announced the launch of Bell's nationwide full-track mobile music download service. Subscribers to Bell's new mobile music download service will now have instant access to a massive library of musical artists and genres that allows users the ability to browse, review, download and share music simply and quickly directly from their mobile phone.

The new music download service will allow users to simultaneously download songs to both mobile phones and PCs, transfer songs from their PC back to their phone and share music with others by sending a 30-second preview of the song.

"The mobile phone will become the digital music player of choice for many music lovers. The rapidly growing popularity of digital music is quickly transforming how people buy, listen and share music," said Chris Shannon, General Manager, Hardware, Logistics and Supply, Bell Canada. "Groove Mobile allows Bell consumers that want the coolest music on their mobile phone the ability to browse the library, download songs and build favourite playlists instantly - it's the ultimate music managing experience!"

For serious music downloaders, Groove Mobile's dual download capability allows consumers to make up to seven copies of a song and export them to a mobile phone or device as well as three unique computers. Additional cool features available from Groove Mobile include, the ability to transfer songs from a computer to a mobile phone, enjoy album art while listening to a track and search music by artist and/or song title. The "music store" feature also includes New Releases, What's Hot, Breakthrough Artists, and Special Featured Charts updated weekly.

Groove Mobile is the world's leading provider of music from both major label artists and independent artists. Following today's expansion with Bell, Groove Mobile is now operating mobile music platforms in the United States, UK, Europe and Asia with access to over 77 million wireless subscribers around the globe.

"This Canadian launch with Bell further solidifies our worldwide leadership in bringing music direct to mobile phones," stated Bathsheba Malsheen, Groove Mobile's President and CEO. "Our constant innovations, including the popular dual downloads direct to phones and PC's, are driving our expansion in the US, UK, EU, Asia and now Canada.

About GROOVE MOBILE
Groove Mobile is the world's leading mobile music service. Groove Mobile's Complete Music Gateway includes Full Track Mobile Downloads, Peer-to-Peer Sharing and Personalized Music Recommendations, in addition to providing Personalized and Programmed Streaming Radio, Music Subscriptions, and more. Groove Mobile powers the No. 1 rated mobile music service in the UK, Orange's Music Player. Groove Mobile launched the world's first secure peer-to-peer distribution in the mobile space, with its pioneering TELL-A-FRIEND feature. Groove Mobile's direct download service is available in the UK, EU and Asia and provides access to music from EMI, Warner Music International, V2, and Beggars Group libraries. On the Internet, Groove Mobile is located at www.groovemobile.net.

About Bell Canada
Bell Canada, Canada's national leader in communications, provides connectivity to residential and business customers through wired and wireless voice and data communications, local and long distance phone services, high speed and wireless Internet access, IP-broadband services, e-business solutions and satellite television services. Bell Canada is wholly owned by BCE Inc. For more information, please visit www.bell.ca.

For further information: For media inquiries, please contact: Paolo Pasquini, Bell Canada Media Relations, (416) 581-3311, 1 888 482-0809, paolo.pasquini@bell.ca; Bennet Ratcliff, Group SJR, (310) 806-6200, bratcliff@groupsjr.com