TMX group

TORONTO, March 20 /CNW/ - XM Canada has engaged Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to
provide application outsourcing services to support its customer care and
business platform, which Accenture designed and built.
Under a previous agreement, Accenture designed, built and deployed the
subscriber management, customer care and billing systems to support the launch
of XM Canada's business. The new application outsourcing agreement will enable
XM Canada to focus on its core business of content delivery and subscriber
acquisition.
"Accenture has significant experience helping companies grow their
functionality to support a rapidly expanding customer base," said Stephen
Tapp, president and COO of XM Canada. "As Canada's number one satellite radio
service provider, we are excited to be able to tap into Accenture's skilled
and flexible resources to help us bring the best in commercial-free music and
entertainment to more Canadians from coast to coast."
"Customers are adopting subscription-based satellite radio in Canada at a
rate faster than any other communications service in history," said Dennis
Melnbardis, managing partner of Accenture's Communications & High Tech
practice in Canada. "The applications to support this growth are vital to the
future of XM Canada's growing business. We are excited about the opportunity
to continue our work with XM Canada in supporting their delivery of next-
generation radio to the country."

About Accenture

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and
outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture
collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses
and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad
global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right
people, skills and technologies to help clients improve their performance.
With more than 126,000 people in 48 countries, the company generated net
revenues of US$15.55 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2005.

About Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.

Canadian Satellite Radio Holdings (CSR) Inc. is the first company to
offer satellite radio to Canadians, with the strongest satellite radio signal
reaching more Canadians. CSR operates as XM Canada(tm) through its subsidiary
Canadian Satellite Radio Inc. CSR creates unique Canadian content to be
broadcast in Canada and the United States and has an exclusive Canadian
licence from U.S.-based XM Satellite Radio Inc. (XM), the leading satellite
radio provider in the U.S. with more than six million subscribers.
CSR, through XM Canada(tm), offers listeners more than 80 channels for
Canada's lowest monthly subscription fee - $12.99. XM Canada(tm) offers the
most commercial-free music channels and the most NHL game coverage, and news,
talk, sports and children's programming across Canada. XM Canada(tm) launched
its French and English satellite channels for all of North America to hear on
November 22, 2005. After next season, XM will become the exclusive provider of
NHL games coverage on satellite radio. As a partner, General Motors of Canada
factory-installs XM radios in more than 50 of its 2006 models. To find out
more about Canadian Satellite Radio Inc. (TSX: XSR.SV), visit our website at
www.cdnsatrad.com. To subscribe to XM Canada online or for more information
about XM Canada's programming line-up and radio choice, visit www.xmradio.ca.