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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BCE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000718940
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813]
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		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A8
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		STREET 1:		1000 DE LA GAUCHETIERE OUEST
		STREET 2:		BUREAU 4100 MONTREAL
		CITY:			QUEBEC CANADA
		STATE:			A8
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		BUSINESS PHONE:		5143977000

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		STREET 1:		1000 DE LA GAUCHETIERE OUEST
		STREET 2:		BUREAU 4100 MONTREAL
		CITY:			QUEBEC CANADA
		STATE:			A8
		ZIP:			H3B 4Y7

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		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BELL CANADA ENTERPRISES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880111
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UNITED STATES<BR>
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REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER<BR>PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16<BR>UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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      <FONT FACE="Courier" SIZE="+0">1000 de La Gauchetiere O.<br>Suite 4100<br>Montreal, Quebec<br>Canada<br>H3B 5H8</FONT>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">&#091;BCE and Aliant Logos&#093;</FONT>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><FONT style="font-size: 55pt">News Release
</FONT><BR>
<FONT style="font-size: 11pt">For immediate release
</FONT>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 11pt"><I>This news release contains forward-looking statements.<BR>
For a description of the related risk factors and assumptions please see the sections,<BR>
for BCE and Aliant, entitled &#147;Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements&#148;<BR>
later in this release.</I>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 11pt"><FONT style="font-size: 14pt"><B>ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXPECTED CLOSING DATE OF<BR>
ALIANT PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT AND EXPECTED EFFECTIVE DATE OF BCE PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT</B></FONT>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 14pt"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Saint John, (NB)&nbsp;and Montr&#233;al, (QC), June&nbsp;28, 2006 &#150; </B>BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE) and Aliant Inc.
(TSX: AIT) announced today that the Aliant Plan of Arrangement for the creation of the new Bell
Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund (Bell Aliant) is expected to be completed on July&nbsp;7,
2006.
</FONT>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">BCE also announced that the anticipated effective date of its Plan of Arrangement is July&nbsp;10, 2006,
which will be the record date of the distribution by BCE of units of Bell Aliant (Units) and the
consolidation of BCE&#146;s outstanding common shares.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The new income trust will combine Aliant&#146;s wireline operation in Atlantic Canada and Bell Canada&#146;s
wireline operation in its regional territories in Ontario and Quebec as well as its indirect 63.4
per cent interest in Bell Nordiq. Bell Aliant will be one of North America&#146;s largest regional
telecommunications service providers with over 3.4&nbsp;million local access lines and over 400,000
high-speed Internet subscribers in six provinces.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The BCE Plan of Arrangement provides for (i)&nbsp;the distribution, as a return of capital to the BCE
common shareholders of record at 5:01 p.m. on July&nbsp;10, 2006 of 0.0725 Units for each BCE common
share, and (ii)&nbsp;the consolidation of the BCE common shares at a ratio of 0.915 consolidated common
shares for each BCE common share. The BCE Arrangement received final approval from the Superior
Court of Qu&#233;bec on June&nbsp;22, 2006.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Subject to the terms of the Aliant Plan of Arrangement, Aliant common shares held by the public are
expected to be exchanged for Units following the close of business on July&nbsp;7, 2006. Consequently,
these Units are expected to begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)&nbsp;on July&nbsp;10, 2006 with
the trading symbol &#147;BA.UN&#148;.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">In anticipation of this, BCE common shares are expected to trade on an ex-distribution basis on the
TSX on market opening on July&nbsp;6, 2006, subject to the articles of arrangement of Aliant Inc., being
filed on or before July&nbsp;5, 2006.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The closing of both the Aliant Plan of Arrangement and the BCE Plan of Arrangement are subject to
the satisfaction or waiver of their respective closing conditions.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>About BCE Inc.</B>
<BR>
BCE is Canada&#146;s largest communications company. Through its 28&nbsp;million customer connections, BCE
provides the most comprehensive and innovative suite of communication services to residential and
business customers in Canada. Under the Bell brand, the Company&#146;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. Other BCE businesses include Canada&#146;s
premier media company, Bell Globemedia, and Telesat Canada, a pioneer and world leader in satellite
operations and systems management. BCE shares are listed in Canada, the United States and Europe.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>About Aliant</B>
<BR>
Aliant serves customers across Atlantic Canada with innovative and traditional communications
services, including local and long distance telephony, wireless, Internet, e-commerce, interactive
multimedia, data and managed network services. In addition to serving residential, small-to-medium
sized business and enterprise customers in its home market, Aliant also serves business customers
located in other parts of North America. Aliant complements its industry-leading telecommunications
business with strengths in information technology solutions and knowledge-services applications.
Aliant&#146;s approximately 8,400 employees build on its 100-plus year history by collaborating to
deliver the highest quality of customer service, choice and convenience. Aliant has a market
capitalization of approximately $4.5&nbsp;billion.&nbsp;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>BCE Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements</B>
<BR>
Certain statements made in this press release, including, but not limited to, the expectation of
the creation of Bell Aliant, the proposed distribution of Units to BCE common shareholders, the
proposed common share consolidation, the anticipated ex-distribution date of trading for BCE common
shares, the expected closing date of the proposed transactions, the anticipated effective date and
record date of the BCE Plan of Arrangement, and other statements that are not historical facts, are
forward-looking statements and are subject to important risks, uncertainties and assumptions. In
particular, in making these statements, BCE has assumed, among other things, that the proposed
transactions and subsequent distribution by BCE of Units and the common share consolidation will
receive the required regulatory and other approvals and that the other conditions to the
transactions, including the conditions to the completion of the Aliant Plan of Arrangement, will be
satisfied or waived in accordance with their terms. The results or events predicted in these
forward-looking statements may differ materially from actual results or events. As a result,
readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">For additional information with respect to certain of these and other assumptions and risk factors,
please refer to (i)&nbsp;BCE Inc.&#146;s MD&#038;A for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2005 dated March&nbsp;1, 2006 filed
by BCE Inc. with the Canadian securities commissions (available on BCE&#146;s website at www.bce.ca and
on SEDAR at www.sedar.com), and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under Form 40-F
(available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov), as updated in BCE Inc.&#146;s 2006 First Quarter MD&#038;A dated May&nbsp;2,
2006 which has also been filed with these regulatory authorities and is available on the same
website, and (ii)&nbsp;the management proxy circular of BCE Inc. dated April&nbsp;12, 2006 which has also
been filed with these regulatory authorities and is available on the same website. The
forward-looking statements contained in this press release represent BCE&#146;s expectations as of June
28, 2006 and, accordingly, are subject to change after such date. However, BCE disclaims any
intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy,
Units. The Units have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and
may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from
the registration requirement of such Act.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Aliant Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements</B>
<BR>
This news release contains forward-looking statements concerning anticipated future events,
results, circumstances or expectations. These statements are based on management&#146;s beliefs
regarding future events, many of which, by their nature are inherently uncertain and beyond
management&#146;s control. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to
numerous risks and uncertainties which are difficult to predict and assumptions which may prove to
be inaccurate. One such uncertainty that could cause results or events to differ materially from
current expectations is the ability to complete the proposed income trust arrangement and integrate
the separate components of the combined business and complete the announced intentions to redeem
existing debt of Aliant Telecom Inc. Please refer to Aliant&#146;s Management Information Circular dated
April&nbsp;14, 2006 (Forward-Looking Information on page 39) for a discussion of the key assumptions and
risk factors relating to the proposed income trust arrangement. Readers should not place undue
reliance on any forward-looking statements.

&nbsp;

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>For media inquiries, please contact:</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Pierre Leclerc</B>
<BR>
BCE, Media Relations
<BR>
(514)&nbsp;391-2007
<BR>
1&nbsp;877 391-2007
<BR>
<U>pierre.leclerc@bell.ca</U>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Victoria Neal</B>
<BR>
BCE, Investor Relations
<BR>
(514)&nbsp;870-8366
<BR>
<U>victoria.neal@bell.ca</U>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Kelly Gallant</B>
<BR>
Aliant, Media Relations
<BR>
(902)&nbsp;487-4642
<BR>
<U>kelly.gallant@aliant.ca</U>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Ian Chadsey</B>
<BR>
Aliant, Investor Relations
<BR>
(506)&nbsp;647-9597
<BR>
<U>ian.chadsey@aliant.ca</U>



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