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		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:		13939072

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		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

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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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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">&#091;BELL AND ASTRAL LOGOS&#093;
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">For immediate release


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Transaction to unite Astral and Bell Media moving forward</B>


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    <TD>Good news for consumers and creators as Bell Media readies significant new investment in
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    <TD>Revitalizes competition in Canadian broadcasting, especially in Qu&#233;bec, meaning more
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    <TD>TSN Radio 690 will continue to serve the passionate sports fans of Montr&#233;al</TD>
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    <TD>Bell&#146;s all-cash acquisition of Astral to close on July&nbsp;5, 2013</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">MONTR&#201;AL, June&nbsp;28, 2013 &#150; Astral Media Inc. (Astral) and BCE Inc. (Bell) today announced that, with
yesterday&#146;s approval by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC),
Bell has now obtained all necessary regulatory and other approvals to close its $3.2-billion
acquisition of Astral on July&nbsp;5, 2013.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;Together, Astral and Bell Media will deliver more for Canadians, investing in great new
programming and innovative new ways to access it, and ramping up competition in the Canadian
broadcasting sector. It all means unprecedented new choice for Canadian viewers and listeners,&#148;
said George Cope, President and CEO of Bell and BCE. &#147;As two long-established Montr&#233;al companies,
Astral and Bell especially look forward to taking competition and choice in Qu&#233;bec media to a whole
new level.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The combined company will be led by a team of senior Astral and Bell Media executives, and Montr&#233;al
remains the centre for French-language programming. Bell Media will also open new regional
development offices in Halifax, Winnipeg and Vancouver. Upon closing of the transaction, Astral
President and CEO Ian Greenberg will join the BCE Board of Directors.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;The Astral team has built a uniquely successful Canadian media business in the last 50&nbsp;years, and
all of us are excited by the new possibilities ahead as we join with Bell Media,&#148; said Mr.
Greenberg. &#147;With our combined resources, we look forward to bringing truly great new French and
English language programming and viewing options to consumers across the country.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Bell Media welcomes 8 high-quality Astral pay and specialty TV services: 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. The acquisition includes 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 also operates one of
Canada&#146;s largest out-of-home advertising companies, and Bell Media will become Canada&#146;s largest
radio operator with the addition of 77 Astral radio stations, including top brands like NRJ, Virgin
Radio, Rouge fm, EZ Rock and boom.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;Bell Media plans to be a world leader in content development and broadcasting, dedicated to
ensuring Canadians have access to the best programming in all the ways they want to watch and
listen. Joining with Astral accelerates Bell Media&#146;s position as a broadcast innovator, an enabler
of great Canadian content, and a passionate supporter of Canada&#146;s creative community,&#148; said Kevin
Crull, President of Bell Media. &#147;We&#146;re also delighted that we can continue to serve the very
passionate sports fans of Montreal with TSN Sports Radio 690!&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Bell Media will continue to operate TSN 690 in Montr&#233;al as an English-language sports radio
station. In response to overwhelming fan support for keeping TSN 690, Bell had asked the CRTC for
an exemption from the radio Common Ownership Policy, which would otherwise have required Bell to
divest the station.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Consistent with the policy, Bell Media will divest 10 Bell Media and Astral English-language radio
stations as part of the transaction. Jim Pattison Broadcast Group Limited Partnership has agreed to
acquire 3 &#150; CKCE-FM in Calgary and CHIQ-FM and CFQX-FM, both in Winnipeg &#150; while Corus
Entertainment Inc. (Corus) has agreed to buy Ottawa radio stations CKQB-FM and CJOT-FM, part of a
broader Corus acquisition that includes several Astral TV services. The other 5 radio stations are
being sold in an auction process now under way.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">In March, under a consent agreement with the Competition Bureau and in its amended filing with the
CRTC, Bell committed to divest several Astral TV assets. This includes the sale of
Teletoon/T&#233;l&#233;toon, Teletoon Retro/T&#233;l&#233;toon R&#233;tro, Cartoon Network (Canada), Historia and S&#233;ries&#043;,
as well as the 2 Ottawa radio stations, to Corus in a transaction valued at $400.6&nbsp;million. Bell
Media is also selling the Family (including Disney Junior), Disney XD, Musimax and MusiquePlus
television services in an auction process now under way.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">After the asset sales, the retained Astral television and radio services, as well as Astral&#146;s
significant out-of-home advertising business, represent approximately 77% of Astral&#146;s 2012 EBITDA
(earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization).


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">As part of the transaction, Bell Media has committed to invest $246.9&nbsp;million in new benefits for
French and English language TV, radio and film content development, support for emerging Canadian
musical talent, training and professional development for Canadian media, and new consumer
participation initiatives.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Information for Astral shareholders</B>
<BR>
Originally announced on March&nbsp;16, 2012, the transaction to unite Astral and Bell Media was approved
by more than 99% of the votes cast at the special meeting of Astral shareholders on May&nbsp;24, 2012.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Scheduled to close on July&nbsp;5, 2013, the approximate $3.2&nbsp;billion acquisition of Astral will be
entirely satisfied with cash; no BCE shares will be issued as part of the consideration. In
accordance with the terms of the transaction agreement between BCE and Astral, BCE will acquire all
Class&nbsp;A Non-Voting Shares of Astral for $50 per share, for a total consideration of approximately
$2.8&nbsp;billion. BCE will also acquire all Class&nbsp;B Subordinate Voting Shares for $54.83 per share, for
a total consideration of approximately $151&nbsp;million, and all Special Shares for a total
consideration of $50&nbsp;million. BCE will also repay Astral debt of approximately $340&nbsp;million at
closing.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The Letters of Transmittal will be mailed shortly to registered shareholders of Astral and are also
available on Astral&#146;s website at <U>www.astral.com</U> and on SEDAR at <U>www.sedar.com</U>. The
Letters of Transmittal explain how registered Astral shareholders can deposit and obtain payment
for their Astral shares once the transaction is completed. Registered Astral shareholders must
return their duly completed Letters of Transmittal to Computershare Investor Services Inc. in order
to receive the consideration to which they are entitled for their Astral shares. Non-registered
shareholders should carefully follow the instructions from the broker or other financial
intermediary that holds Astral shares on their behalf.


<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.
The Montr&#233;al-based company operates several media properties &#150; pay and specialty television, radio,
out-of-home advertising, and digital &#150; 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, BCE (TSX, NYSE: BCE) is Canada&#146;s largest
communications company, providing leading wireless, TV, Internet, home phone, and business
communications services from Bell Canada and Bell Aliant. Bell Media is Canada&#146;s premier multimedia
company with leading assets in television, radio and digital media. For more information, please
visit <U>Bell.ca</U>.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The Bell Let&#146;s Talk mental health initiative is a national charitable program that promotes
Canadian mental health across Canada with 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>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 Bell of Astral, the proposed sale by Bell to Corus of Astral&#146;s share of
certain TV joint ventures and the proposed sale to each of Corus and Jim Pattison Broadcast Group
Limited Partnership (Pattison) of certain radio stations, the proposed auction process for the sale
of certain TV assets and radio stations, certain benefits expected to result from the
above-mentioned proposed transactions, Bell&#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.
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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 are subject to customary closing
conditions, termination rights and other risks and uncertainties including, in the case of the
proposed sale transactions to Corus and Pattison and of the proposed sale transactions affecting TV
assets and certain radio stations resulting from an auction process, approval by the CRTC and 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. 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 Bell&#146;s 2012 annual MD&A
dated March&nbsp;7, 2013 and Bell&#146;s First Quarter MD&A dated May&nbsp;8, 2013, filed 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
Bell&#146;s website at <U>www.bce.ca</U>.


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


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">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">Olivier Racette
<BR>
Astral Media Inc.
<BR>
(514)&nbsp;939-5000
<BR>
<U>oracette@astral.com</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>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Robert Fortier
<BR>
Vice-President, Finance
<BR>
and Chief Financial Officer
<BR>
Astral Media Inc.
<BR>
(514)&nbsp;939-5000
<BR>
<U>rfortier@astral.com</U>



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