Estimated Future Benefit Payments Note  24 : Commitments and Contingencies  Contractual Obligations  Bell Canada Enterprises  2004 Annual Report 115 We expect to contribute approximately $200 million to the DB pension plans in 2005, subject to actuarial valuations being completed. We expect to pay $93 mil- lion to beneficiaries under other employee benefit plans in 2005. The table below shows the estimated future benefit pay- ments for the next 10 years as at December 31, 2004. We expect to contribute $24 million to the DC pension plans in 2005.  PENSION OTHER BENEFITS BENEFITS 2005 847 93 2006 867 99 2007 886 105 2008 904 112 2009 923 120 2010–2014 4,878 722 Total estimated future benefit payments 9,305 1,251 AFTER  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2009 TOTAL Long-term debt (excluding capital leases) 1,018 989 1,726 1,091 1,701 6,000 12,525 Notes payable and bank advances  155 – – – – – 155 Capital leases  103 70 59 47 31 95 405 Operating leases 399 296 258 232 209 1,459 2,853 Commitments for capital expenditures 210 121 45 2 2 28 408 Other purchase obligations  576 375 231 184 175 401 1,942 Other long-term liabilities (including current portion) 97 86 91 79 78 – 431 Total 2,558 1,937 2,410 1,635 2,196 7,983 18,719 Long-term debt and notes payable and bank advances include $123 million drawn under our committed- credit facilities. They do not include $414 million of letters of credit. The total amount available under these committed credit facilities and under our commer- cial paper programs, including the amount currently drawn, is $2,461 million. The imputed interest to be paid on capital leases is $106 million.  Bell Canada’s billing system. The total amount was $301 million at December 31, 2004. • Bell Globemedia’s obligations relating to CRTC benefits owing on previous business combinations. These and other long-term liabilities were $130 mil- lion at December 31, 2004. At December 31, 2004, we had other long-term liabil- ities that are not included in the table. They consisted of an accrued employee benefit liability, future income tax liabilities, deferred revenue and gains on assets, and various other long-term liabilities. Rental expense relating to operating leases was $406 million in 2004, $368 million in 2003 and  $356 million in 2002. Our commitments for capital expenditures include investments to expand and update our networks and to meet customer demand. Other purchase obliga- tions consist mainly of contractual obligations under service contracts. We did not include the accrued employee benefit liability and future income tax liabilities because we cannot accurately determine the timing and amount of cash needed for them. This is because: • future contributions to the pension plans depend largely on the results of actuarial valuations that are per- formed periodically and on the investment performance of the pension fund assets. Other long-term liabilities included in the table relate to: • Bell Canada’s future payments over the remaining life of its contract with Certen for the development of The table below is a summary of our contractual obligations at December 31, 2004 that are due in each of the next five years and after 2009.