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On July 7, 2006, the Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund (also known as Bell Aliant) was created; one of the largest regionally focused communications service providers in North America.

Bell Aliant operates in six Canadian provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and regions of Ontario and Quebec, providing innovative information, communications and technology services that include voice, data, Internet, video and value-added business solutions. Through our IT division, xwave, we provide
IT services in Canada and the United States.

Our 10,000 employees are committed to providing our customers with the highest level of service, choice and convenience.

Bell Aliant is focused on building long-term value for our unitholders through customer relationships that last a lifetime.
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�Quick Facts
• �Large Scale: third largest incumbent local exchange carrier in Canada
• �Geographically diverse: population served: 5.3 million Canadians
• �2007 revenue : $3.4 billion
• �Employees: 10,000
• �Access to leading technology through relationship with Bell Canada
• �BCE/Bell Canada interest in Bell Aliant: 44%
• �Focus on regional markets
• �Growth strategy based on providing a superior customer experience
• �Strong local customer base
• �Stable revenue, EBITDA and margins
• �Predictable capital expenditures
• �Investment-grade credit ratings
• �Strong, predictable cash flows
• �Very good stability ratings
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�Stock information (as of March 31, 2008)
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Symbol: BA.UN
Listings: TSX
Units outstanding: 126.9 million
BCE/Bell Exchangeable Units 100.4 million
Fully diluted units : 227.8 million
Market Capitalization $6.8 billion
Distributions: $0.2417 per month or $2.90 per year
Yield: 9.6 %
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�Credit ratings (long term debt)
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DBRS: BBB (high)
S&P: BBB
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Stability rating (units)
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DBRS: STA-2 (high)
S&P: SR-2, stable (moderate)
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�Quarterly Earnings Release
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2008 �
Q1 May 6, 2008
Q2 August 6, 2008
Q3 November 4, 2008
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�Distribution Schedule 2008 (subject to board approval)
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Record Date Payment
January 31 February 15
February 29 March 14
March 31 April 15
April 30 May 15
May 30 June 13
June 30 July 15
July 31 August 15
August 29 September 15
September 30 October 15
October 31 November 14
November 28 December 15
December 31 January 15, 2009
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�Summary Financial Information* (millions)
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Q1
12 months
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2008
Y/Y Change
2007
Y/Y Change
Revenue
$865
1.6%
$3,373
2.2%
EBITDA **
$355
1.6%
$1,450
(0.2%)
Capital Expenditures
$�95
(17.5%)
$543
4.9%
Distributable Cash **
$170
7.7%
$701
(3.0)%
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Operating Highlights
thousands
Network access services
3,179
(3.3%)
High speed internet subscribers
711
14.6%
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�Analyst Coverage
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Beacon Securities Michael Mills
BMO Nesbitt Burns Peter Rhamey
Desjardins Securities Joe MacKay
Genuity Capital Markets Dvai Ghose
GMP Securities Peter MacDonald
Merrill Lynch Chris Li
National Bank Financial Greg MacDonald
RBC Capital Markets Jonathan Allen
Scotia Capital Markets John Henderson
TD Newcrest Vince Valentini
UBS Jeff Fan
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�Financial Outlook
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$ millions 2008E
Revenue $3,370 - $3,440
Capital Intensity** 14.5 -15.5%
Distributable Cash $720 - $740

Caution about forward-looking statements
This Fact Sheet contains forward-looking statements concerning anticipated future events, results, circumstances or expectations which are subject to important risks, uncertainties and assumptions. For a description of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions underlying these statements, please refer to the Bell Aliant Income Fund and Bell Aliant Holdings LP 2007 annual MD&As;, as updated by their interim MD&As; for the first quarter of 2008, and Notice Concerning Forward-Looking Information dated February 5, 2008, and the cautionary statements contained therein regarding forward-looking information, all as filed on SEDAR and available at our website at bell.aliant.ca.
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�Transfer Agent
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(800) 387-0825 or (416) 643-5500
[email protected]
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*Summary financial information is for Bell Aliant Regional Communications Holdings, LP, the entity that holds the consolidated operations of Bell Aliant.

**Non-GAAP Financial Measures: EBITDA, distributable cash and capital intensity do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Please refer to Bell Aliant’s 2008 first quarter MD&A for more detail including a reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP measures.

For more information, contact:�
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Email: [email protected]

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