1. Manitoba Attitudes towards MTS/Bell Canada Takeover Deal June 2016

2. 2 PIAC – Manitoba IVR poll Methodology Environics conducted an Interactive Voice Recognition (IVR) telephone survey of 1,048 residents of Manitoba age 18 and over on May 31 and June 1, 2016. 789 surveys were conducted by landline and 259 were completed by cell phone. The data are statistically weighted by age and gender to reflect the demographic makeup of Manitoba according to the 2011 Census. The margin of error for a sample of 1,048 is plus or minus 3.2 percentage points (at the 95% confidence level). The reader is cautioned that margins of error are larger for subsamples of the population (e.g., for gender, age groups). In this report, results are expressed as percentages unless otherwise noted. Results may not add to 100% due to rounding or multiple responses.

3. Awareness and opinion of proposed Bell Canada takeover of MTS

4. 4 PIAC – Manitoba IVR poll Two-third of Manitobans surveyed are currently MTS customers MTS customer? Q7. Are you currently an MTS customer for any telecommunications services? If yes, press 1; if no, press 2

5. 5 PIAC – Manitoba IVR poll Eight in ten Manitobans are at least somewhat familiar with the proposed Bell take over of MTS Familiarity with Bell Canada proposal to take over MTS Q3. There is currently a proposal for Bell Canada to take over MTS. If you are very familiar with this proposed takeover, press 1. Somewhat familiar, press 2. If you had not heard about this, press 3.

6. 6 PIAC – Manitoba IVR poll A plurality of Manitobans oppose the takeover of MTS. Many have no opinion Opinion of Bell Canada’s proposed takeover of MTS Q4. How do you generally feel about MTS being taken over by Bell Canada? If you support the takeover, press 1, if you oppose the takeover, press 2. If you have no opinion, press 3.

7. Views about outcomes of possible MTS takeover by Bell Canada

8. 8 PIAC – Manitoba IVR poll Half of Manitobans and 58% of MTS subscribers expect the takeover to lead to higher communications bill. Perceived impact of Bell Canada takeover of MTS on monthly communications bill Q5. If Bell Canada takes over MTS, what would be the impact of this on your own monthly communications bill? If you think your bill would go up, press 1; go down, press 2; stay about the same, press 3.

9. 9 PIAC – Manitoba IVR poll Most Manitobans do not believe that the takeover will speed up the roll out of high speed internet in rural areas Bell Canada’s MTS takeover will speed up rollout of high speed internet to rural Manitoba Q6. Some people say that if Bell Canada takes over MTS it will speed up the roll-out of high speed internet to rural areas of Manitoba? Do you believe this? If yes, press 1; if no, press 2.

10. Home internet service

11. 11 PIAC – Manitoba IVR poll Most MTS customers expect their home internet bill to increase if the takeover goes through Perceived impact of Bell Canada takeover of MTS on cost of monthly home internet service Q8. If Bell takes over MTS what do you think it will do to the cost of your monthly home internet service? If you think your bill for this will go up, press 1; go down, press 2; stay about the same, press 3. If you have no home internet service with MTS, press 4. SUBSAMPLE: MTS CUSTOMERS (N=688)

12. 12 PIAC – Manitoba IVR poll Three quarters of MTS internet subscribers expect that Bell will try to impose a monthly data cap Bell Canada would try to impose monthly data cap for home internet service after takeover of MTS Q9. Currently MTS offers unlimited data to home internet subscribers. In other provinces Bell has monthly caps on their data plans. If Bell takes over MTS do you expect they would try to impose a monthly data cap for your home internet service? If yes, press 1; if no, press 2. SUBSAMPLE: MTS HOME INTERNET CUSTOMERS (N=600)

13. 13 PIAC – Manitoba IVR poll Eight in ten MTS internet subscribers feel regulators should force Bell to offer them unlimited data Should regulators force Bell Canada to continue to offer unlimited data to MTS’s current home subscribers after takeover? Q10. If Bell takes over MTS should regulators force Bell to continue to offer unlimited data to MTS’s current home internet subscribers? If yes, press 1; if no, press 2. SUBSAMPLE: MTS HOME INTERNET CUSTOMERS (N=600)

14. Wireless/cell phone service

15. 15 PIAC – Manitoba IVR poll Over half of MTS customers expect their wireless bill to go up as a result of the takeover Perceived impact of Bell Canada takeover of MTS on cost of monthly wireless or cell phone service Q11. If Bell takes over MTS what do you think it will do to the cost of your monthly wireless or cell phone service? If you think your bill for this will go up, press 1; go down, press 2; stay about the same, press 3. If you have no cell phone service with MTS, press 4. SUBSAMPLE: MTS CUSTOMERS (N=688)

16. 16 PIAC – Manitoba IVR poll Three-quarters of MTS wireless subscribers expect that Bell will try to impose a monthly wireless data cap Bell Canada would try to impose monthly data cap for wireless plans after takeover of MTS Q12. Currently MTS offers some flat rate unlimited data plans for wireless subscribers. In other provinces Bell has monthly data caps on most of their wireless plans. If Bell takes over MTS do you expect they would impose a monthly data cap on your wireless plan? If yes, press 1; if no, press 2. SUBSAMPLE: MTS WIRELESS/CELL PHONE CUSTOMERS (N=599)

17. 17 PIAC – Manitoba IVR poll Almost nine in ten MTS wireless subscribers feel regulators should force Bell to continue to offer them unlimited wireless data plans Should regulators force Bell Canada to continue to offer unlimited data plans after takeover? Q13. If Bell takes over MTS should regulators force Bell to continue to offer unlimited data plans? If yes, press 1; if no, press 2. SUBSAMPLE: MTS WIRELESS/CELL PHONE CUSTOMERS (N=599)

18. 18 PIAC – Manitoba IVR poll Most MTS wireless subscribers would shop for another provider if a monthly data cap was imposed. Likely reaction if Bell Canada took over MTS and imposed a monthly data cap on wireless plan Q14. If Bell took over MTS and imposed a monthly data cap on your wireless plan, what do you think you’d do? If you would use your wireless data just as much as before and pay any overage fees, press 1; if you would try to limit your wireless data usage to stay under the cap, press 2; if you would shop around for another provider who offered an unlimited wireless data plan, press 3. SUBSAMPLE: MTS WIRELESS/CELL PHONE CUSTOMERS (N=599)

19. Television service

20. 20 PIAC – Manitoba IVR poll Four in ten MTS subscribers expect that the monthly cost of their television service will go up Perceived impact of Bell Canada takeover of MTS on cost of television service Q15. If Bell takes over MTS what do you think it will do to the cost of your television service? If you think your bill for this will go up, press 1; go down, press 2; stay about the same, press 3. If you have no television service with MTS, press 4. SUBSAMPLE: MTS CUSTOMERS (N=688)

21. 21 PIAC – Manitoba IVR poll Derek Leebosh Vice President, Public Affairs Environics Research Group Ltd. derek.leebosh@environics.ca 416-969-2817 www.EnvironicsResearch.ca