CANQUEST SIGNS MULTI-YEAR SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH BELL CANADA

(Ottawa, ON) February 13, 2003 - Canquest Communications (Online) Inc., a subsidiary of Canquest Communications (Canada) Inc., today announced that it has been chosen as the customer support provider for Bell Canada’s WebMinutes Prepaid Internet service, offering convenient and economical dial-up access for occasional Internet users.

“We are extremely pleased that Bell Canada has selected Canquest as its service bureau,” stated Mike Pugh, Senior Vice President Corporate Planning & Development, Canquest. “As part of the service agreement with Bell, Canquest will provide PIN account hosting and debiting, as well as 24/7 multi-lingual customer care from its Chatham, Ontario site for all Bell WebMinutes users.”

The WebMinutes prepaid dial-up Internet service is currently available at all Bell World stores in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta, as well as all Espace Bell stores in Quebec. The service offers local dial-up Internet access from all major Canadian cities and '1-877' access from all other locations across North America.

Canquest Communications (Canada) Inc., is a privately owned company and is a leader in the development of electronic debit transactions for prepaid systems and software in Canada supported by its own 24/7 call center. Canquest provides services to 6 of the 9 Provincial Telcos as well as many of the major household name companies in Canada, the U.S. and Bermuda. For more information please visit http://www.canquest.com

For more information, please contact:

Steve Higgins, Director
38 Auriga Drive
Suite 215
Nepeon, Ontario
K2E 8A5
613-224-6322
shiggins@gocanquest.com