BCI Operation in Taiwan Surpasses 500,000 Subscribers.

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 1999--Bell Canada International Inc. (NASDAQ: BCICF) (ME:BI.) (TSE:BI.) ("BCI") today welcomed the news that its Taiwanese PCS provider, KG Telecom, has surpassed 500,000 subscribers after just 15 months in operation, while reporting positive EBITDA and net income for the first two months of 1999.

KG Telecom is licensed to provide PCS services in the Northern region of Taiwan, including the capital city of Taipei. Earlier this year, the company acquired an 82 percent interest in Tuntex, an operator servicing the adjacent central and southern regions of the island. Together, the two companies now serve nearly 700,000 subscribers in the 21 million population Taiwanese market.

Currently, BCI holds a 10 percent interest in KG Telecom, with an option to increase its stake to 20 percent as and when allowed by Taiwanese foreign ownership rules. BCI intends to exercise this option later in 1999.

Derek Burney, Chairman and CEO of BCI, congratulated KG Telecom on its stellar performance, noting "KG Telecom's track record of profitable growth is impressive, with low churn and no handset subsidies. The company is running well ahead of our expectations." Burney also stated, "The rapid growth of KG Telecom is helping BCI meet our goal of balanced growth between our Asian Pacific and Latin American operations, with BCI's equity subscribers now split on a 50-50 basis between the two regions."

BCI is a leading provider of telecommunications services in markets outside of Canada. The corporation owns, develops and operates telecommunications systems with a focus on the wireless sector. A subsidiary of BCE Inc., Canada's largest telecommunications company, BCI is listed on the Montreal and Toronto stock exchanges under the symbol BI, and on the NASDAQ National market under the symbol BCICF.

Visit BCI's web site at www.bci.ca.