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MEDIA ADVISORY - BMO Nesbitt Burns to Webcast Voice Over IP Panel Discussion

BMO Nesbitt Burns will webcast its 2004 Voice Over Internet Protocol conference on Wednesday, February 4th beginning at 11:55 a.m..

Moderated by telecom equipment analyst Paras Bhargava, this unique half-day event will feature presentations and a panel discussion with key players in Voice over IP.

The conference will be webcast live and can be accessed at: http://corporate.bmo.com/conferences/voip/webcast/default.asp

Scheduled presenters and times are*:

11:55 AM	OPENING REMARKS
12:00 PM	Vonage John S. Rego, Chief Financial Officer
12:20	Nortel Networks Al Safarikas, Vice President, Carrier Managed and Hosted Services
12:40	Mitel Networks Paul Butcher, Chief Operating Officer
1:00	PANEL DISCUSSION
1:30	Closing Remarks

*Agenda subject to change

BMO Financial Group – founded in 1817 as Bank of Montreal, Canada’s first bank – is one of the largest financial services providers in North America, offering a broad range of retail banking, wealth management and investment banking products and solutions. BMO serves clients across Canada and in the United States through its Canadian retail arm, BMO Bank of Montreal; BMO Nesbitt Burns, one of Canada's largest full-service investment firms; Chicago-based Harris Bank, a major U.S. mid-west financial services organization; The Harris wealth management group, and Harris Nesbitt, which provides investment banking services across the U.S.

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