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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BCE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000718940
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08481
		FILM NUMBER:		12955533

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 CARREFOUR ALEXANDER-GRAHAM-BELL
		CITY:			VERDUN
		STATE:			A8
		ZIP:			H3E 3B3
		BUSINESS PHONE:		514-786-3891

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 CARREFOUR ALEXANDER-GRAHAM-BELL
		CITY:			VERDUN
		STATE:			A8
		ZIP:			H3E 3B3

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BELL CANADA ENTERPRISES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880111
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BCE Inc.&nbsp;-&nbsp;Form&nbsp;6-K
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UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<FONT SIZE="+2" FACE="Arial"><B>FORM 6-K</B></FONT><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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July 10, 2012
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	<FONT SIZE="+2"><B>BCE Inc.</B></FONT><BR>
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	<FONT SIZE="-1">(Translation of registrant&#146;s name into English)</FONT>
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      <FONT FACE="Courier" SIZE="+0">1, Carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell<br>Corporate Secretary's Office<br>Building A7<br>Verdun, Quebec H3E 3B3</FONT>
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	    <FONT SIZE="-1">(Address of principal executive office)</FONT>
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	Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:&nbsp;&nbsp;[<FONT FACE="Courier">&nbsp;</FONT>]&nbsp;Form 20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[<FONT FACE="Courier">x</FONT>]&nbsp;Form 40-F
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        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:&nbsp;&nbsp;[<FONT FACE="Courier">&nbsp;</FONT>]&nbsp;Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[<FONT FACE="Courier">x</FONT>]&nbsp;No
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       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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       Date: July 10, 2012
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       Corporate Secretary
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">&#091;Bell Canada Logo&#093;
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">For Immediate Release


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Bell-Astral transaction boosts Canadian broadcasting coast to coast to coast</B>
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    <TD><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">$200&nbsp;million benefits package includes new commitments to Canadian TV, radio
production</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>Northern Canadians to benefit from multi-screen broadcasting</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">MONTR&#233;AL, July&nbsp;10, 2012 &#150; Bell today announced it is proposing to contribute tangible benefits
valued at $200&nbsp;million in support of Canada&#146;s broadcasting industry as part of the company&#146;s
acquisition of Astral Media.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;Bell&#146;s commitment to provide $200&nbsp;million in additional funding for Canadian broadcasting
initiatives builds on the outstanding contributions Astral has made to the industry, especially in
the French-language market,&#148; said George Cope, President and CEO of BCE and Bell. &#147;By increasing
funds available for Canadian programming and talent, and ensuring those in the North can access
programming on the broadband screens of their choice, Canadians in all parts of the country will
gain from this initiative.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The proposed benefits package includes:


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    <TD>$96&nbsp;million for the development and production of additional Canadian programming of
national interest and other on-screen initiatives in both official languages (with the
majority of funds committed to French-language initiatives)</TD>
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    <TD>$61&nbsp;million in radio benefits to be allocated as prescribed by the CRTC and to help
support, promote and develop Canadian musical talent, and assist community radio and other
initiatives</TD>
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    <TD>$40&nbsp;million to support Canadian programming by making it more widely available in Canada&#146;s
North through the extension of next-generation broadband wireline and wireless service to all
communities served by Bell subsidiary Northwestel in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories,
Nunavut and Northern British Columbia</TD>
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    <TD>$3.5&nbsp;million in media support for Bell Let&#146;s Talk Day, an annual multi-platform media
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The payment of tangible benefits is a condition of approval by the Canadian Radio-television and
Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). According to CRTC policy, any transaction involving a change
of control of a broadcast entity must include a package of tangible benefits to be paid into the
Canadian broadcasting industry.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">CRTC approval of the Astral acquisition will also require Bell to meet the Commission&#146;s Radio
Common Ownership Policy and sell 10 radio stations (nine FM and one AM) in five markets &#150; Toronto,
Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa-Gatineau and Winnipeg.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Bell&#146;s acquisition of Astral intensifies competition by leveling the playing field with Bell&#146;s
dominant competitor in the important Qu&#233;bec media marketplace, while improving the ability of all
Canadian programming providers to compete with integrated global players over multiple platforms by
supporting further investment and innovation in broadband networks and content.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#091;Bell Canada Logo&#093;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>About Bell</B>
<BR>
Bell is Canada&#146;s largest communications company, providing consumers and business with solutions to
all their communications needs: Bell Mobility wireless, high-speed Bell Internet, Bell Satellite TV
and Bell Fibe TV, Bell Home Phone local and long distance, and Bell Business Markets IP-broadband
and information and communications technology (ICT)&nbsp;services. Bell Media is Canada&#146;s premier
multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio and digital media, including CTV,
Canada&#146;s #1 television network, and the country&#146;s most-watched specialty channels.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The Bell Mental Health Initiative is a multi-year charitable program that promotes mental health
across Canada via the Bell Let&#146;s Talk anti-stigma campaign and support for community care, research
and workplace best practices. To learn more, please visit <U>Bell.ca/LetsTalk</U>.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). For Bell product and service information, please
visit <U>Bell.ca</U>. For Bell Media, please visit <U>BellMedia.ca</U>. For BCE corporate
information, please visit <U>BCE.ca</U>.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Media inquiries</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Matthew Garrow
<BR>
Bell Media
<BR>
(416)&nbsp;384.5258
<BR>
<U>matthew.garrow@bellmedia.ca</U>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Investor inquiries</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Thane Fotopoulos
<BR>
BCE Investor Relations
<BR>
(514)&nbsp;870-4619
<BR>
<U>thane.fotopoulos@bell.ca</U>



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