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BCE Inc.

BCE is in the Technology Industry

Market Cap:$20.4B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$18.2B

Public
CA

Dow Jones Description

BCE is Canada's largest communications company, providing the most comprehensive and innovative suite of communication services to residential and business customers in Canada. Under the Bell brand, the Company's services include local, long distance and wireless phone services, high-speed and wireless Internet access, IP-broadband services, information and communications technology services (or value-added services) and direct-to-home satellite and VDSL television services. BCE also holds an interest in CTVglobemedia, Canada's premier media company. BCE shares are listed in Canada and the United States.

President & Chief Executive Officer

George A. Cope

Number of Employees 60,001

Contact Information

1000 rue de La Gauchetiere Ouest

Bureau 3700

Montreal, Quebec H3B 4Y7

www.bce.ca

(514) 870-8777

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Wired Telecommunications Carriers: 517110

Recent Events

Rogers sues BCE over network claims after loss to Telus

12/01/09 - Lawsuit Filed - View Story
BCE Q3 Profit Surges; Revises FY09 Outlook - Update

11/12/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story
BCE profits double in 3Q, beat estimates

11/15/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
BCE's Bell to launch HSPA wireless network in November

10/27/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
BCE Inc. - SWOT Analysis

10/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
CANADA STOCKS-TSX pushes higher with surging gold price

10/06/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Energy, mining stocks boost TSX; N.Y. moves lower on mixed consumer news

9/15/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
BRIEF-RESEARCH ALERT-UBS cuts BCE to neutral

9/15/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Wireless upstarts promise headache for incumbents

9/06/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
Bell-Telus merger may see better odds as new competitors launch: analyst

8/13/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
BCE hikes dividend, boosts full-year guidance on strength of cost-cutting efforts

8/06/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CEO - View Story
BCE hikes dividend despite profit dip

8/06/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
BCE announces dividend increase

8/11/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

News & Analysis

bce emergis corp. and bce inc. - All News and Analysis

BCE Emergis Announces Changes to its Board of Directors and Election of Jean C. Monty as Chairman.

- 2004-06-04

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Jun 4, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX BCE Emergis Inc. (TSX: IFM, IFM.R) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Peter C. Maurice, Jean C. Monty and Ron Zambonini as directors, effective June 15, 2004. Mr. Monty has been elected Chairman...

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BCE Offers Series AC Preferred Shares.

- 2003-02-12

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Feb 12, 2003 CCNMatthews via COMTEX BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE) today announced that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of investment dealers under which the syndicate has agreed to purchase for resale to the public 6,000,000 Cumulative Redeemable...

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BCE Outlines 2001 Financial Guidance

- 2001-02-05

Business Editors TORONTO--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 5, 2001 BCE Inc. Bell Canada Enterprises(NYSE:BCE)(TSE:BCE.) is presenting today its financial guidance for 2001 at a conference with financial analysts and media in Toronto. BCE expects 2001 consolidated revenue will be in the range of $23 to $25 billion with a 2001-2003...

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BCE Implements New Structure Following Strategic Acquisitions - "Focus is on connectivity, content and commerce" - "Organization structured around four main businesses" - "New Ventures group created to manage all other investments

- 2000-10-26

MONTREAL, Oct 25, 2000 BCE Inc. outlined today a corporate structure to bring greater focus to the company and deliver superior execution of its strategy. "This has been a pivotal year for BCE and we are now well-positioned to be Canada's premier...

Tags: BCE Emergis Corp., BCE Inc., Bell Canada
What BCE's Nortel spinoff means to investors: the post-Nortel BCE will be technologically diverse and may narrow the holding company discount

- 2000-05-01

If you are a BCE Inc. (TSE: BCE) investor, you already know that in May BCE proposes to get rid of all its holdings in Nortel Network (TSE: NT) by issuing 0.78 NT for each BCE share. This move will result in a BCE that is very different from...

Tags: BCE Emergis Corp., BCE Inc., Nortel Networks Corp.

BCE Emergis Signs Agreement for Certificate Authority Services With BCE Inc

- 1999-04-08

MONTREAL--BUSINESS WIRE--April 8, 1999-- BCE Emergis (TSE, ME:IFM) today announced the signing of a 3 year agreement with BCE Inc. to host and manage their Certificate Authority CA. The initial deployment encompasses the distribution of 38,000 digital certificates and has a potential to grow to meet the entire workforce...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
George A. Cope	President & Chief Executive Officer
William D. Anderson	President, BCE Ventures
Lawson A.W. Hunter	COO & Executive Vice President
Leo W. Houle	Chief Talent Officer
Mark R. Bruneau	Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
Martine Turcotte	Chief Legal Officer
Siim A. Vanaselja	CFO
Peter Daniel	Executive Vice President, Communications & Marketing Services
Stephen G. Wetmore	Executive Vice President
Barry W. Pickford	Senior Vice President, Taxation
Mahes S. Wickramasinghe	Senior Vice President, Audit & Risk Management
Michael T. Boychuk	Senior Vice President
Stephen P. Skinner	Senior Vice President, Finance, Bell Canada
Bernard le Duc	Vice President, Investor Relations
Karyn A. Brooks	Vice President & Controller
Marie-Camille Blais	Assoc Director, Media Relations
Pierre Leclerc	Director, Media Relations
Thane Fotopoulos	Director, Investor Relations
Vincent Surette	Manager, Investor Relations
Patricia A. Olah	Secretary

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
Anthony S. Fell	Chairman
James A. Pattison	Chairman
Richard J. Currie	Chairman
Robert C. Pozen	Chairman
Andre Berard	Board of Directors
Brian M. Levitt	Board of Directors
Donna Soble Kaufman	Board of Directors
Edward C. Lumley	Vice Chairman
John H. McArthur	Board of Directors
Judith Maxwell	Board of Directors
Michael J. Sabia	Board of Directors
Paul M. Tellier	Board of Directors
Ronald A. Brenneman	Board of Directors
Thomas C. O'Neill	Board of Directors
Victor L. Young	Board of Directors

George Cope, 47, is President and Chief Executive Officer of BCE Inc and Bell Canada, focused on driving profitable growth, enhancing customer service and delivering leading communications products to Bell’s national marketplace. Prior to joining Bell Canada in 2005, Mr. Cope was President and Chief Executive Officer of national wireless carrier TELUS Mobility since 2000. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of national wireless carrier Clearnet Communications for 13 years. Mr. Cope serves on the Advisory Board of the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. A past recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award, Mr. Cope holds a Business Administration (Honours) degree from the University of Western Ontario.

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	President & Chief Executive Officer	Current
Bell Canada	President & Chief Executive Officer	Current
Bank of Montreal	Board of Directors	Current
NII Holdings, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Clearnet Communications Inc.	Chief Executive Officer	Former
Clearnet Communications Inc.	President	Former
Bell Canada	Chief Operating Officer	Former
Lenbrook Corp	Vice President, Corporate Development	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Bell Canada International, Inc.	Chairman & CEO	Current
BCE Inc.	President, BCE Ventures	Current
BCE Emergis Corporation	Director	Current
Green Energy	Chair	Current
TransAlta Corporation	Chair	Current
AEC, Inc.	Chairman of Board	Current
Transalta Power Limited	Chair	Current
Gildan Activewear, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
MDS Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
BCE Inc.	Chief Financial Officer	Former
Emergis, Inc.	Board of Directors	Former
Sears Canada Inc.	Board of Directors	Former
TransAlta Corporation	Director	Former
Four Seasons Hotels Inc.	Director	Former
BCE Emergis Corporation	Director	Former
Bell Canada International, Inc.	Director	Former
The University of Western Ontario	Bachelor Degree In Business Administration	Former

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	COO & Executive Vice President	Current
Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Bell Canada	Chief Talent Officer	Current
BCE Inc.	Chief Talent Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Chief Legal Officer	Current
Bell Canada	Chief Legal Officer	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	CFO	Current
Bell Canada	CFO	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Bell Canada	Executive Vice President, Communications & Marketing Services	Current
BCE Inc.	Executive Vice President, Communications & Marketing Services	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund	President & CEO	Current
Bell Canada	President, Natl Markets	Current
BCE Inc.	Executive Vice President	Current
Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Senior Vice President, Taxation	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Senior Vice President, Audit & Risk Management	Current
Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund	Senior Executive, Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk & Supply Chain	Current

Michael T. Boychuk is Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer of BCE Inc. and Bell Canada since November 1999. Prior to his current position, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of BCE Capital, the venture capital arm of BCE Inc. Mr. Boychuk, a Chartered Accountant by profession, began his career with KPMG (Peat Marwick) and later joined the Montreal Trust Company where he held progressively senior positions until 1993. From 1994 to 1997, he co-founded Manitex Capital Inc., a private equity merchant bank. Mr. Boychuk is a graduate of McGill University. His directorships include Bell Nordiq Income Fund, Bimcor Inc. and BCE Capital Inc.

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Senior Vice President	Current
Yellow Pages Group	Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Bce and Bell Canada	Current
Bimcor, Inc.		Current
Bell Nordiq Group Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Yellow Pages Group	Board of Directors	Current
BCE Capital, Inc.	Chief Executive Officer	Former
BCE Capital, Inc.	President	Former
Manitex Capital Inc	Co-Founder	Former
McGill University		Former

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Senior Vice President, Finance, Bell Canada	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Vice President, Investor Relations	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Vice President & Controller	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Assoc Director, Media Relations	Current
BCE Inc.	Assoc Director, Media Relations	Former

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Director, Media Relations	Current
BCE Inc.	Director, Media Relations	Former

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Director, Investor Relations	Current
BCE Inc.	Director, Investor Relations	Former

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Manager, Investor Relations	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Secretary	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Chairman	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Chairman	Current
BCE Inc.	Chief Executive Officer	Former
BCE Inc.	Board of Directors	Former

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Chairman	Current
BCE Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Chairman	Current

Mr. Andre Berard was Chairman of the Board of National Bank of Canada from 2002 to 2004, after having assumed the duties of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 1990 to 2002, President and Chief Executive Officer in 1989 and President and Chief Operating Officer from 1986 to 1989. Between 1958 and 1986, he held various positions of increasing responsibilities at National Bank of Canada. He is a member of the Boards of Directors of BCE Inc., BMTC Group Inc., Falconbridge Inc., Saputo Inc., Tembec Inc. and Transforce Income Fund.

Organization	Position	Status
Bombardier Inc.	Corporate Director	Current
Bombardier Capital Funding Limited	Corporate Director	Current
Bell Canada	Director	Current
BCE Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Tembec Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Saputo, Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
TransForce Income Fund	Board of Directors	Current
Bombardier Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
National Bank of Canada	President and Chief Executive Officer	Former
National Bank of Canada	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer	Former
National Bank of Canada	President and Chief Operating Officer	Former

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Bell Canada	Director	Current
BCE Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Vice Chairman	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Board of Directors	Current
Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund	Board of Directors	Current
BCE Inc.	President & Chief Executive Officer	Former
Bell Canada	Chief Executive Officer	Former
Canadian National Railway Company	Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	Former
The Thomson Corporation	Board of Directors	Former

Organization	Position	Status
Bell Canada	Director	Current
BCE Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
Bell Canada	Director	Current
BCE Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

Organization	Position	Status
BCE Inc.	Board of Directors	Current

Executive News

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