- Business
- BCE Inc. is a Canadian communications holding company that provides wireline, wireless, internet, television, media and business solutions primarily through its Bell Canada subsidiary. Founded in 1880 as Bell Telephone Company of Canada and reorganized under its current structure in 1983, the company is headquartered at 1 Carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell in Verdun, Montreal, Quebec. It operates across Canada and the U.S. Pacific Northwest, serving residential, small and medium-sized business, enterprise, wholesale and government customers with products and services including Bell Pure Fibre Internet; Fibe TV; residential and business voice services; mobile data and voice over 5G+, 5G and 4G LTE networks; wireless home internet; AI, cloud, security, IoT, collaboration and contact center solutions; managed and professional services through brands such as Ateko, Bell AI Fabric and Bell Cyber; video, audio, out-of-home advertising and digital media via Bell Media assets encompassing CTV and Noovo television networks, TSN and RDS sports channels, Crave streaming service, iHeartRadio Canada, radio stations and Astral out-of-home advertising; and retail distribution through over 8,000 points including Bell, Virgin Plus, Lucky Mobile, Best Buy Express and Glentel locations.
In recent developments, BCE completed the acquisition of U.S. fiber provider Ziply Fiber in August 2025 for US$3.6 billion, establishing a wholly owned business unit to expand its North American fiber footprint and supported by proceeds from selling its minority stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment to Rogers Communications in 2025. The company formed Network FiberCo in a strategic partnership with PSP Investments announced in May 2025, in which Ziply Fiber holds a 49% stake to develop up to 8 million fiber locations in underserved U.S. markets using non-recourse financing. BCE outlined a three-year strategic plan in October 2025 targeting 15% compound annual free cash flow growth through 2028, C$1.5 billion in cost reductions via organizational transformation, dividend payments of approximately C$5 billion, broadband expansion in western Canada and the U.S., and enhancements in AI-powered enterprise solutions and digital media.