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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:		13766939

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

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		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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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">&#091;BCE 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>Astral and Bell Media reply to CRTC submissions</B>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">&#149;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">Uniting Astral and Bell Media strengthens Canadian broadcasting and enhances
competition</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>Companies looking forward to CRTC hearing that begins May 6 in Montr&#233;al</TD>
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    <TD>Learn more about the benefits of the transaction at <U>CanadiansDeserveMore.ca</U></TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">MONTR&#201;AL, April&nbsp;17, 2013 &#150; Astral Media Inc. (Astral) and BCE Inc. (Bell) today submitted their
response to interventions filed with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications
Commission (CRTC), part of the CRTC&#146;s process to review the proposed transaction to unite Astral
and Bell Media.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;Astral and Bell Media are happy to present our plan to deliver great new TV, radio and film
content across all platforms and to enhance competition in a re-invigorated broadcasting system,&#148;
said Kevin Crull, President of Bell Media. &#147;We appreciate the letters of support received from
Canadian consumers, creators, and broadcast and cable companies, and we acknowledge those who
question the transaction. We believe our plan fully addresses their concerns, and we look forward
to detailing the benefits of the transaction during the CRTC&#146;s public hearing in May.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;Astral is proud of our long history of creating world-class content and world-class opportunities
here in Qu&#233;bec and across Canada,&#148; said Jacques Parisien, Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of Astral. &#147;By joining with Bell Media, we&#146;ll build on that proud legacy,
ensuring consumers and creators benefit from accelerated investment and innovation in new
programming, especially in the French-language media marketplace.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Under both an agreement with the Competition Bureau and their amended application to the CRTC,
Astral and Bell Media will sell several Astral TV services. The divestitures include 100% of
Astral&#146;s English-language specialty TV services and 50% of its French-language specialty TV.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">After selling a total of 11 Astral TV services, Bell Media would retain 8 Astral pay and specialty
TV services &#150; the French-language Super &#201;cran, Cin&#233;pop, Canal Vie, Canal D, VRAK TV, and Zt&#233;l&#233;, and
English-language services The Movie Network, which includes HBO Canada, and TMN Encore.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;A primary focus for Bell Media is growth in Qu&#233;bec and the French-language media marketplace. Even
after the sale of half of Astral&#146;s French-language specialty TV services, Bell Media would increase
its viewing share in this market to 22.6% &#150; still less than the 31% viewing share enjoyed by
Qu&#233;becor, but a significant enhancement to market competition nevertheless,&#148; said Mr.&nbsp;Crull. &#147;All
of these remaining English and French-language TV services are part of the Astral and Bell Media
plan to increase consumer choice and service innovation in Canadian media.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The principal opposition to Astral joining with Bell Media has come from some cable and telecom
companies that compete with Bell, specifically because Astral and Bell Media are eager to inject
fresh ideas, significant new investment, and more competition into Canadian media, especially in
Qu&#233;bec.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">These competitors, many of them large vertically integrated corporations, claim Astral and Bell
Media will somehow restrict their access to content &#150; despite the fact that both Astral and Bell
Media already have long-term distribution and affiliation agreements in place with them. Bell Media
is also subject to the CRTC&#146;s rigorous Vertical Integration rules, which govern the relationship
between broadcasters and distributors.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Recognizing the rapidly changing competitive landscape in a multi-platform, cross-border
broadcasting universe, Bell Media was formed in 2011 to compete both with Canada&#146;s established
vertically integrated cable/broadcast companies and with fast-growing international broadcasters
such as Netflix and Google. Bell Media&#146;s plan to join with Astral was originally announced on March
16, 2012. After the CRTC&#146;s rejection of Astral and Bell Media&#146;s original application on October&nbsp;18,
2012, the two companies filed a new application addressing the CRTC&#146;s concerns on November&nbsp;19,
later amended to reflect terms in the March&nbsp;4, 2013 consent agreement between Bell and the
Competition Bureau.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Bell Media has also committed to a tangible benefits package of $174.64&nbsp;million to develop and
promote new French and English language TV, radio and film content, support emerging Canadian
musical talent, and enable new media training and consumer participation initiatives in the
Canadian broadcasting industry.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Bell Media will also retain Astral&#146;s 2 rural over-the-air TV stations in British Columbia, CJDC in
Dawson Creek and CFTK in Terrace, and Astral&#146;s interest in the Viewer&#146;s Choice Canada pay-per-view
service. Astral and Bell Media have committed to keeping all local TV stations open and to
maintaining their local programming.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Consistent with the CRTC&#146;s policy on radio ownership, Bell is divesting 10 English-language radio
stations. Because of the strong desire expressed by Montr&#233;al sports fans to retain TSN Radio 690 as
an English-language sports station, Bell Media has requested permission to continue to operate TSN
690 as an English-language sports radio station.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Due to the need for regulatory approvals, Astral and Bell on November&nbsp;19, 2012 extended the outside
date for closing the transaction to June&nbsp;1, 2013, with both Astral and Bell having the right to
postpone it further to July&nbsp;31, 2013.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>CanadiansDeserveMore.ca</B>
<BR>
You can learn more about Astral and Bell Media at <U>CanadiansDeserveMore.ca</U>, the information
portal for the transaction. The updated website outlines the benefits of a united Astral and Bell
Media for consumers and the broadcast industry, with interactive features allowing visitors to view
support for the transaction and get answers to questions about the proposal.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>About Astral</B>
<BR>
Founded in 1961, Astral Media Inc. (TSX: ACM.A/ACM.B) is one of Canada&#146;s largest media companies.
It operates several media properties &#151; pay and specialty television, radio, out-of-home
advertising, and digital &#151; that are among the most popular in the country. Astral plays a central
role in community life across the country by offering diverse, rich, and vibrant programming that
meets the tastes and needs of consumers and advertisers alike. To learn more about Astral, please
visit Astral.com.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>About Bell</B>
<BR>
Headquartered in Montr&#233;al since its founding in 1880, Bell is Canada&#146;s largest communications
company, providing consumers and business with solutions to all their communications needs. Bell
Media is Canada&#146;s premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio and digital
media. Bell is wholly owned by Montr&#233;al&#146;s BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). For more information, please
visit <U>Bell.ca</U>.


<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 Day anti-stigma campaign and support for community care,
research and workplace best practices. To learn more, please visit <U>www.Bell.ca/LetsTalk</U>.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements</B>
<BR>
Certain statements made in this news release, including, but not limited to, statements relating to
the proposed acquisition by BCE Inc. of Astral Media Inc. and to the proposed sale of certain TV
services and radio stations, certain benefits expected to result from the proposed transactions,
BCE Inc.&#146;s plans and objectives, and other statements that are not historical facts, are
forward-looking. Forward-looking statements, by their very nature, are subject to inherent risks
and uncertainties and are based on several assumptions which give rise to the possibility that
actual results or events could differ materially from our expectations expressed in or implied by
such forward-looking statements. As a result, we cannot guarantee that any forward-looking
statement will materialize and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements.
<BR>
The forward-looking statements contained in this news release describe our expectations at the date
of this news 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. Forward-looking statements are provided herein for the purpose of
giving information about the proposed transactions referred to above and their expected impact.
Readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The
completion of the above-mentioned proposed transactions is subject to customary closing conditions,
termination rights and other risks and uncertainties including, without limitation, regulatory
approvals, including approval by the CRTC and, in the case of certain of the proposed dispositions,
the Competition Bureau. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the proposed transactions will
occur, or that they will occur on the terms and conditions currently contemplated by this news
release. The proposed transactions could be modified, restructured or terminated. There can also be
no assurance that the benefits expected to result from the above-mentioned proposed transactions
will be fully realized. For additional information with respect to certain of these and other
assumptions and risks relating to the above-mentioned proposed transactions, please refer to BCE
Inc.&#146;s 2012 annual MD&A dated March&nbsp;7, 2013, filed with the Canadian securities commissions
(available at <U>www.sedar.com</U>) and filed, under Form 40-F, with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (available at <U>www.sec.gov</U>). These documents are also available on BCE
Inc.&#146;s website at <U>www.bce.ca</U>.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Media inquiries:</B>
<BR>
Jacqueline Michelis
<BR>
Bell Media Relations
<BR>
1 855-785-1427
<BR>
<U>jacqueline.michelis@bell.ca</U>
<BR>
<U>@Bell&#151;News</U>


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



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