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MONTRÉAL, March 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX: BCE) (NYSE: BCE) today announced the filing of its 2024 annual report on Form 40-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). BCE's Form 40-F includes audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, and is available on BCE's website at  BCE.ca  in the Investors section and on the SEC's website at SEC.gov.

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BCE's Q4 2024 performance is adversely impacted by a fall in the Bell CTS segment despite growth in the Bell Media business.

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BCE Inc. (NYSE:BCE ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 6, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Thane Fotopoulos - IR Mirko Bibic - President and CEO Curtis Millen - CFO Conference Call Participants Maher Yaghi - Scotiabank Drew McReynolds - RBC Capital Markets Sebastiano Petti - JPMorgan Vince Valentini - TD Securities Aravinda Galappatthige - Canaccord Genuity Jerome Dubreuil - Desjardins Securities David Barden - Bank of America Patrick Ho - Morgan Stanley Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the BCE Q4 2024 Results and 2025 Guidance Call.

Although the revenue and EPS for BCE (BCE) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

BCE (BCE) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.56 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.50 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.56 per share a year ago.

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