• the launch of leading-edge wireless location-based services approximately 4.3 million households. Four million of these households will be SFUs that will be served using a fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) architecture capable of delivering IPTV service. The remaining 300,000 house- holds will be MDUs served using VDSL. • the launch of wireless phone-to-phone video messag- ing service. For Enterprise customers, we launched our Managed IP Telephony service. By year end, Bell Canada had sold more than 145,000 IP-enabled lines on customer premises equipment (CPE). We also enhanced our portfolio of value-added services through the acquisi- tions of: In 2004, we began our FTTN rollout by deploying new high-density remotes in 376 neighbourhoods. Although not yet capable of providing video services, these remotes did enable the expansion of our high- speed Internet access footprint in Ontario and Québec to 83% of homes and business lines passed, compared to 80% at the end of 2003. We also made solid progress in the deployment of VDSL to MDUs. By the end of the year, we had signed access agreements with 335 buildings. • Infostream Technologies Inc. (Infostream), a systems and storage technology firm, addressing customer needs for secure and reliable information storage and redundant backup capabilities • approximately 76% of Elix Inc. (Elix), a provider of call routing and management systems, IT applications integration, and design and implementation of elec- tronic voice-driven response systems • the security business of Emergis. In 2005, we plan to continue our FTTN rollout and conduct trials of our IPTV service. By year end, we expect to have deployed new high-density remotes to 2,500 neighbourhoods, representing a footprint of approximately 1.1 million households. We plan to also continue our VDSL expansion into the MDU markets of Toronto, Montréal and Ottawa. We were also the first in Canada to announce plans to deploy the third generation (3G) of wireless mobile communications. Through our investment in EVDO, we will offer wireless broadband speeds of up to  2.4 Mbps, six times faster than the speeds that exist today. We intend to deploy EVDO in major urban cen- tres across Canada in 2005 and 2006. As part of our strategy to become the technology advi- sor of choice to SMB customers, we: • launched Productivity Pak (a self-serve bundle of tools that enables SMB customers to more easily access and share information) and ProConnect (a fully- managed service enabling the sharing of information easily, securely and affordably across the most exten- sive private IP-based network in Canada) • acquired IT solutions provider Charon Systems Inc. (Charon) and, by February 21, 2005, an 89% interest in IT solutions provider Nexxlink Technologies Inc. (Nexxlink) • on December 14, 2004, announced an initiative with Microsoft Canada Co. whereby Bell Canada will combine telecommunications services and Microsoft software- based solutions to bring SMB customers reliable, secure, productivity-enhancing services at affordable prices. We continue to leverage our network capabilities, customer base and market knowledge to deliver inno- vative next-generation services. We plan to develop applications together with our wide array of partners, integrate them into useful services and bring these services to market using our strong brand, customer reach and channels.  In  2004, our Consumer segment provided next-gen- eration services with:  In 2005, we plan to introduce Internet telephony service for consumers. In the Enterprise unit, we are targeting to increase the proportion of our customers in the Enterprise market purchasing value-added solutions. In the SMB market, we intend to reinvent the way information technology and telecom are integrated with the objective of increasing the number of SMB customers that view Bell Canada as their virtual Chief Information Officer (VCIO).  • the launch of Sympatico-MSN.ca, a single portal combining the best features and Internet tools of MSN Canada Co. with the broadband content and innova- tive services of Sympatico.ca • the introduction of MSN Premium • the launch of Sympatico Home Networking (an inte- grated wireless high-speed modem and router solution) Bell Canada Enterprises  2004 Annual Report 39 . Create the next-generation services to drive future growth.