BURNABY, BC, Oct. 2, 2009 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) ----The board of directors of GLENTEL Inc. is pleased to announce the declaration of a quarterly dividend of $.09 per share, having a record date of October 16, 2009, payable on October 30, 2009.

About Glentel

GLENTEL (TSX: GLN) is a leading provider of innovative and reliable telecommunications services and solutions in Canada and the United States. Founded in 1963 and headquartered in Burnaby, BC, GLENTEL comprises two operating divisions - Retail and Business - that service thousands of consumers and commercial telecommunications customers. Together with its divisions, the company operates more than 270 locations across Canada located in retail malls, Costco Wholesale stores, and business centers. As the largest multi-carrier mobile phone retailer in Canada, it offers a choice of network carrier and wireless device or phone. To its business and government customers, GLENTEL offers wireless service, rental equipment, satellite and terrestrial network systems, tower sites and wireless asset monitoring. GLENTEL operates its business under the trading names GLENTEL Wireless, WirelessWave, The Telephone Booth (Tbooth and la cabine T) and WIRELESS etc.

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SOURCE: Glentel Inc.

Investor Relations Contact: Dale B. Belsher, Chief Financial Officer, GLENTEL Inc.,
   (604) 415-6500, investors@glentel.com; Media Relations Contact: Shafiq Jamal, James
   Hoggan & Associates, (604) 742-4269, sjamal@hoggan.com
   

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