PARIS -- Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA), the world leader in broadband access, has announced today the renewal of a four-year agreement to provide digital subscriber line (DSL) technology to Bell Canada, Canada's leading Internet service provider. The Alcatel solution enables Bell Canada to offer broadband access to up to 85 percent of its customers in Canada by year-end, positioning the ISP as the widest-reaching in North America. The agreement includes the Alcatel 7300 Advanced Services Access Manager (ASAM) – the world's most widely deployed broadband access platform."Bell Canada continues to expand its Internet services, and with our extended agreement with Alcatel, we look forward to providing more homes and businesses in Canada with reliable high-speed Internet access," says Ian Highet, vice president, Network Technology, Bell Canada. "With Alcatel's world-leading technology, Bell Canada can add to our current Internet services and, going forward, meet the growing demand for both DSL access and online applications."Alcatel SA Bell Canada