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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BCE INC
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		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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		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
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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
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 20pt"><B>&#091;BCE INC. LOGO&#093;</B>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 20pt"><FONT style="font-size: 55pt">News Release
</FONT><BR>
<FONT style="font-size: 11pt">For immediate release
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 11pt"><FONT style="font-size: 14pt"><B>BCE and Purchaser Enter Into Final Agreement<BR>
Financing and Credit Agreements Signed</B></FONT>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Purchase Price of $42.75 per Common Share Unchanged<BR>
Closing to Occur on or before December&nbsp;11, 2008<BR>
Common Share Dividends Suspended<BR>
Transition to New Leadership Begins</B></FONT>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>MONTREAL, Quebec, July&nbsp;4, 2008 </B>&#150; BCE today announced the company has entered into a final agreement
with a company formed by an investor group led by</FONT><FONT style="font-size: 12pt"> </FONT><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">Teachers&#146; Private Capital, the private
investment arm of the Ontario Teachers&#146; Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners Inc., Madison
Dearborn Partners, LLC, and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity.
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">As a result of the execution of the final agreement, amending the definitive agreement dated June
29, 2007:


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    <TD><FONT style="font-size: 12pt"></FONT><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">The purchase price will remain $42.75 per common share;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT style="font-size: 12pt"></FONT><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">The Purchaser and the Lenders have delivered fully negotiated and executed
credit documents for the purpose of funding the transaction, including an executed
credit agreement and other key financing documents;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT style="font-size: 12pt"></FONT><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">The reverse break fee payable by the Purchaser in the circumstances
contemplated by the definitive agreement has been increased to $1.2&nbsp;billion;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT style="font-size: 12pt"></FONT><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">Closing will occur on or before December&nbsp;11, 2008; and</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT style="font-size: 12pt"></FONT><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">Prior to closing, the company will not pay dividends on its common shares
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;The final agreement, with definitive financing now in place, preserves the $42.75 per common share
price announced last June, which the Board believes is very much in the best interest of
shareholders, the company and Bell Canada, particularly given current capital market conditions,&#148;
said BCE and Bell Canada Board Chair Richard J. Currie. &#147;As previously announced, BCE secured all
third party approvals prior to the June&nbsp;30 deadline set out in the original agreement,&#148; added Mr.
Currie.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;The signing of the financing and credit agreements and the resolution of issues involved in
funding this transaction are the essential milestones to closing with both the Purchaser and the
Lenders,&#148; said Michael J. Sabia, CEO of BCE.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The final agreement was approved by the Board of Directors after considering, among other things,
fairness opinions regarding the consideration to be paid for common shares.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">At the Special Shareholders meeting last September, Michael Sabia indicated that once the necessary
transaction hurdles were cleared for an agreement that delivered real, compelling value to
shareholders, the time would be right for him to leave as CEO of BCE and Bell Canada.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;With the signing of the final agreement and with funding for the transaction contractually
committed, I am pleased to say that work is now largely done. The company&#146;s focus now has to shift
to Bell Canada&#146;s operations, and the preparations for its privatization, making it an opportune
time to turn to George Cope. We have been planning this transition for some time. Now is the time
to get on with it,&#148; Mr.&nbsp;Sabia added. &#147;I am most appreciative of the opportunity to have led this
great company.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The board of directors of BCE has confirmed George Cope, named President and Chief Operating
Officer of Bell Canada in October&nbsp;2005, as Mr.&nbsp;Sabia&#146;s successor as Chief Executive Officer of BCE
and Bell Canada, effective July&nbsp;11.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;The Board has confidence in George&#146;s ability to lead BCE and Bell Canada through our remaining
days as a publicly-traded company and beyond,&#148; said Mr.&nbsp;Currie.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;I am honoured to have the chance to lead the nation&#146;s largest and best-known communications
company, and very excited about the opportunities ahead for Bell, our customers and our team,&#148; said
Mr.&nbsp;Cope.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Reflecting on the company&#146;s performance since 2002, Mr.&nbsp;Currie stated: &#147;Michael successfully
returned the company to its core competence in communications as a strategy to create real value
for shareholders, starting with the decision to regain 100% ownership of Bell Canada. Working with
the Board, Michael weathered the financial challenges of Teleglobe, dismantled the holding company
by disposing non-core assets for returns that exceeded expectations, shifted Bell Canada&#146;s revenue
stream to growth platforms, re-vamped an executive team by bringing in the best telecom operators,
led a campaign to change the regulatory landscape to improve our ability to compete, and launched a
major culture change initiative to intensify the company&#146;s focus on the customer.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;The signing of this agreement to take the company private in the largest transaction of its kind
in the world, at $42.75 per common share, is the final chapter in a strong stewardship that has
created substantial value for shareholders,&#148; Mr.&nbsp;Currie added. &#147;The Board is grateful for Michael&#146;s
singular contribution to the company&#146;s success.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Legal advice was provided by Stikeman Elliott, Sullivan &#038; Cromwell, Davies Ward Phillips &#038;
Vineberg, Kellogg Huber Hansen Todd Evans &#038; Figel, and Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin.
Financial advice was provided by Goldman, Sachs &#038; Co., BMO Capital Markets, RBC Capital Markets,
CIBC World Markets and Greenhill &#038; Co.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">A material change report, which provides more details on the final agreement, will be filed with
the Canadian securities commissions and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and will
be available at <U>www.sedar.com</U> and at <U>www.sec.gov</U>.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">This news release contains forward-looking statements relating to the proposed privatization of BCE
and other statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are subject to
important risks, uncertainties and assumptions. The results or events predicted in these
forward-looking statements may differ materially from actual results or events. As a result, we
cannot guarantee that any forward-looking statement will materialize.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The timing and completion of the proposed privatization transaction is subject to each of the
parties fulfilling their commitments under the transaction documents and to a number of terms and
conditions, including, without limitation, the provisions of, and certain termination rights
available to the parties under, the definitive agreement dated June&nbsp;29, 2007, as amended by the
final agreement dated July&nbsp;4, 2008, governing the terms of the transaction. The conditions to the
transaction, including maintenance of required anti-trust approvals, may not be satisfied in
accordance with their terms, and/or the parties to the definitive agreement may exercise their
termination rights, in which case the proposed privatization transaction could be modified,
restructured or terminated, as applicable. Failure to complete the proposed privatization
transaction could have a material adverse impact on the market price of BCE&#146;s shares.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are made as of the date of this
release and, accordingly, are subject to change after such date. Except as may be required by
Canadian securities laws, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements contained in this news release, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. Additionally, we undertake no obligation to comment on expectations of,
or statements made by, third parties in respect of the proposed privatization transaction. For
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additional information with respect to certain of these and other assumptions and risks, please
refer to BCE&#146;s 2007 annual management&#146;s discussion and analysis (&#147;MD&#038;A&#148;) dated March&nbsp;5, 2008
included in the Bell Canada Enterprises 2007 Annual Report, BCE&#146;s 2008 First Quarter MD&#038;A dated May
6, 2008, as well as to the definitive agreement dated June&nbsp;29, 2007, as amended, and BCE&#146;s
management proxy circular dated August&nbsp;7, 2007, all filed by BCE with the Canadian securities
commissions (available at <U>www.sedar.com</U>) and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (available at <U>www.sec.gov</U>). These documents are also available on BCE&#146;s website
at <U>www.bce.ca</U>.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>About BCE Inc.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">BCE is Canada&#146;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&#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. BCE
also holds an interest in CTVglobemedia, Canada&#146;s premier media company. BCE shares are listed in
Canada and the United States.


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

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Bell Canada, Media Relations<BR>
514 391-2007<BR>
1&nbsp;877 391-2007
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BCE, Investor Relations<BR>
514 870-4619<BR>
thane.fotopoulos@bell.ca</TD>
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