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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:		17696492

	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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UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<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">1, Carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell<br>Corporate Secretary's Office<br>Building A7<br>Verdun, Quebec H3E 3B3</FONT>
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Bell MTS closing release March 16 Final
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">For immediate release
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><FONT style="font-size: 12pt"><B>BCE completes acquisition of Manitoba Telecom Services: Bell MTS launches in Manitoba today,
activates province-wide investment and innovation plan</B>
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<P align="left" style="margin-left:2%; font-size: 12pt"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">$1&nbsp;billion program to deliver advanced broadband networks and services throughout Manitoba
<BR>
Fibe TV, CraveTV, Gigabit Internet and Canada&#146;s fastest-ranked wireless network for communities
large and small; 4G LTE wireless turns on in Churchill today
<BR>
Dan McKeen leads the Bell MTS team from Winnipeg as Vice Chair, Bell MTS & Western Canada
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Investment in the community includes a new Bell Let&#146;s Talk project led by Clara Hughes
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">MONTR&#201;AL and WINNIPEG, March&nbsp;17, 2017 &#150; BCE Inc. (Bell) (TSX, NYSE: BCE) today announced the launch
of Bell MTS following the completion of its acquisition of Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS). Uniting
the local and national strengths of MTS and Bell Canada, the new Bell MTS will bring unprecedented
investment and innovation in broadband communications to Manitoba, including the rollout of
next-generation Fibe services and Canada&#146;s fastest-ranked wireless network.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;On behalf of everyone on the Bell team, I extend a warm welcome to our new Bell MTS colleagues. We
look forward to working with you to deliver the leading broadband wireless, Internet, TV and media
services throughout Manitoba,&#148; said George Cope, President and CEO of BCE and Bell Canada. &#147;Bell is
proud to be a major investor in Manitoba&#146;s future, enabling economic development with the most
advanced network infrastructure and service innovations for consumers and business customers. With
the talent and experience of the MTS team backed by Bell&#146;s scale and proven broadband strategy,
Bell MTS will lead the way in Manitoba&#146;s competitive communications industry.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;I would like to thank departing MTS CEO Jay Forbes for his exceptional leadership of MTS and his
support in completing the $3.9&nbsp;billion Bell MTS transaction, enabling a new era of communications
investment and growth in Manitoba while creating tremendous value for customers, shareholders and
team members,&#148; said Mr.&nbsp;Cope.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Bell MTS will roll out a 5-year, $1&nbsp;billion broadband network expansion plan for Manitoba&#146;s cities,
traffic corridors, rural locations and remote communities. Winnipeg will also serve as Bell&#146;s
headquarters in Western Canada.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Dan McKeen appointed Vice Chair, Bell MTS & Western Canada</B>
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Bell MTS will be led by Dan McKeen, Vice Chair, Bell MTS & Western Canada, who will also continue
to serve in a national role as Senior VP, Small Business.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">A Bell executive experienced in operational integration and the efficient delivery of broadband
services to urban, rural and remote communities alike, Mr.&nbsp;McKeen was most recently Bell&#146;s Vice
Chair, Bell Aliant. He was appointed in 2014 to lead the successful integration of Bell Aliant, the
#1 communications services provider in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and
Prince Edward Island, into Bell&#146;s national operations.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;I&#146;m proud to lead Bell MTS as we begin our plan to take broadband communications to the next level
in Manitoba. I know firsthand the benefit of Bell&#146;s scale and expertise in building the
high-performance networks that consumers and businesses need in today&#146;s economy. With a strong team
in place, Bell MTS is very well positioned to compete in the marketplace with the advanced
communications services that will foster economic growth across Manitoba,&#148; said Mr.&nbsp;McKeen.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Glen LeBlanc, Bell&#146;s Chief Financial Officer, will assume the role of Vice Chair, Bell Aliant in
addition to his CFO responsibilities, working from Bell&#146;s Montr&#233;al national headquarters and Bell
Aliant&#146;s offices in Halifax. Martine Turcotte continues in her role as Vice Chair, Qu&#233;bec, also
based in Montr&#233;al.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>4G LTE is on in Churchill</B>
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&#147;I&#146;m excited to announce that we&#146;ve successfully delivered our first Bell MTS infrastructure
project today: New 4G LTE wireless service for the town of Churchill,&#148; said Mr.&nbsp;McKeen. &#147;A growing
ecotourism and research centre, the Polar Bear Capital of the World is now served by the mobile
network ranked faster than any in Canada and the United States, and will soon be connected with new
broadband fibre connections. It&#146;s a great example of the Bell MTS plan to efficiently deliver the
outstanding TV, Internet, mobile and business services to Manitobans.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Building on the proud MTS legacy of service and deep knowledge of the Manitoba marketplace with
significant capital investment, Bell MTS will introduce the superior Fibe TV experience, the
fastest Internet with Gigabit Fibe, the fastest-ranked 4G LTE wireless available, Bell Media&#146;s
popular CraveTV, and the most extensive national data hosting, connectivity and cloud services for
government and business customers.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">As part of its launch plan, Bell MTS will maintain current MTS wireless price plans for at least 12
months from today. Integrating operations at a total of 69 Bell and MTS retail stores across the
province, Bell MTS will offer the full range of MTS and Bell wireless, TV, Internet and home phone
services. That includes MTS Ultimate TV and Bell Satellite TV, as well as enhanced services like
Fibe TV and Fibe Internet, and exclusive products like the Wireless 4K PVR and the HomeHub 3000
residential gateway as they become available. Bell MTS wireless services will also become available
at The Source, Tbooth wireless and WirelessWave locations throughout Manitoba.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Starting today, CraveTV is available to MTS Ultimate TV subscribers who can sign up for Canada&#146;s
fast-growing video streaming service and get the first 30&nbsp;days free. Launched in 2014, CraveTV has
gained more than a million subscribers to its top television programming from major studios like
HBO and SHOWTIME and original all-Canadian content like the hit comedy LETTERKENNY &#150; which
premieres the special episode &#147;St. Perfect&#146;s Day&#148; today.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">In addition to Churchill, which will also be connected with Gigabit Fibe Internet and Fibe TV
services, Bell MTS has announced these initial projects in its Manitoba capital investment program:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:2%; font-size: 11pt">Sponsorship of Winnipeg&#146;s downtown Innovation Alley hub for students, creators and entrepreneurs
including superfast LTE-Advanced mobile and Gigabit Fibe Internet services.
<BR>
Continuous broadband wireless coverage along Manitoba&#146;s critical north-south transportation
corridor, Highways 6 and 75 from Manitoba&#146;s &#147;Hub of the North&#148; Thompson to the US border at
Emerson.
<BR>
Expansion of mobile and wireline broadband networks in the mining centre of Flin Flon on the
Saskatchewan border.
<BR>
New wireless services for smaller towns and remote locations, including 5 underserved Indigenous
communities: Easterville, Gods Lake Narrows, Gods River, Grand Rapids and Red Sucker Lake.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Bell Let&#146;s Talk in Manitoba</B>
<BR>
The Bell Let&#146;s Talk initiative is expanding in Manitoba with a new dedicated fund for Indigenous
mental health chaired by Winnipeg&#146;s own Clara Hughes, legendary Canadian Olympian and national
spokesperson for Bell Let&#146;s Talk. The Bell Let&#146;s Talk team is consulting with leaders from Manitoba
Indigenous communities on plans for program funding announcements.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;Local engagement and insight have been key to Bell Let&#146;s Talk from the start so we are pleased to
be learning from community leaders how we can best support the mental health and wellness of
Manitoba&#146;s Indigenous peoples,&#148; said Ms.&nbsp;Hughes. &#147;Bell Let&#146;s Talk can make a real difference in
opening new avenues of community support across Manitoba and I&#146;m very excited to help make that
happen.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Already active in Manitoba, Bell Let&#146;s Talk announced 2016 Community Fund grants for 7 Manitoba
organizations delivering mental health support programs in their communities. Grant applications
are being accepted until March&nbsp;31 for the annual $1-million Bell Let&#146;s Talk Community Fund, which
funds grassroots mental health initiatives in every region of Canada.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Acquisition of MTS completed</B>
<BR>
Bell has completed its acquisition of all 74,398,389 common shares of MTS, being all of its issued
and outstanding common shares. A detailed description of the Plan of Arrangement (the Arrangement)
is provided in the MTS management information circular dated May&nbsp;26, 2016. MTS common shares are
expected to be delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)&nbsp;effective on March&nbsp;20, 2017.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">With the completion of the transaction, Bell gains approximately 710,000 wireless, Internet and
IPTV customers in Manitoba, a 5% increase in its total broadband service subscribers, and becomes
the #1 mobile provider in Manitoba with more than 470,000 total Bell and MTS wireless subscribers.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Bell will update its 2017 financial guidance targets to reflect the MTS acquisition when it reports
Q1 2017 operating and financial results on April&nbsp;26.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Information for MTS security holders</B>
<BR>
As specified under the Arrangement, MTS shareholders were entitled to elect and receive, for each
common share held, either: $40.00 per MTS common share in cash, subject to pro-ration (cash
consideration); or 0.6756 of a BCE common share per MTS common share, subject to pro-ration (share
consideration). The share consideration was based on BCE&#146;s 20-day volume weighted average price of
$59.21 on April&nbsp;29, 2016 (the business day before the announcement of the transaction).
Shareholders could only elect to receive cash consideration or share consideration for all their
shares; shareholders could not elect to receive a combination of cash and shares. Any MTS
shareholder who did not properly make an election by 5 p.m. eastern time on March&nbsp;14, 2017 was
deemed to have elected to receive, for each MTS common share, the cash consideration, subject to
proration and rounding.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The aggregate consideration of approximately $2.9&nbsp;billion being paid to MTS shareholders will be
45% in cash and 55% in BCE common shares. BCE funded the approximate $1.34&nbsp;billion cash component
through debt financing and issued 27,642,714 BCE common shares to fund the equity component.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The table below indicates the entitlement to be received by MTS shareholders for each MTS common
share. The pro-ration was only applied to the cash consideration option.

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    <TD align="left" valign="top">$20.3977 in cash and 0.3311 of a BCE common share<BR>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">No fractional shares will be issued and BCE will pay out fractional shares in cash.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">An MTS shareholder who has elected to receive share consideration or cash consideration but,
because of proration, receives a combination of BCE common shares and cash, will be required to
make a joint election to obtain a full or partial tax deferral. A tax instruction letter providing
certain instructions on how to complete the tax election may be obtained at BCE&#146;s website at
bce.ca/investors/shareholder-info/mts-acquisition.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">MTS has applied to cease to be a reporting issuer under applicable Canadian securities laws. Bell
Canada intends to assume all of the obligations of MTS under its outstanding medium-term notes as
part of an internal corporate reorganization of MTS, and BCE intends to guarantee these
obligations.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Caution concerning forward-looking statements</B>
<BR>
Certain statements made in this news release are forward-looking statements, including, but not
limited to, statements relating to benefits expected to result from the acquisition of MTS by Bell,
including our network deployment and capital investment plans in Manitoba, our business outlook,
objectives, plans and strategic priorities, and other statements that are not historical facts.
Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the words assumption, goal, guidance,
objective, outlook, project, strategy, target and other similar expressions or future or
conditional verbs such as aim, anticipate, believe, could, expect, intend, may, plan, seek, should,
strive and will. All such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the &#147;safe harbour&#148;
provisions of applicable Canadian securities laws and of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
<BR>
Forward-looking statements, by their very nature, are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties
and are based on several assumptions, both general and specific, 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 we caution you against relying on any of these forward-looking
statements. 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 benefits expected to result from the acquisition of MTS by
Bell, including our network deployment and capital investment plans in Manitoba. Readers are
cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes.
<BR>
There can be no assurance that the benefits expected to result from the acquisition of MTS,
including our network deployment and capital investment plans in Manitoba, will be realized. The
nature and value of capital investments planned to be made in Manitoba over 5&nbsp;years assume our
ability to access or generate the necessary sources of capital. However, there can be no assurance
that the required sources of capital will be available with the result that the actual capital
investments made by us in Manitoba during such period could materially differ from current
expectations.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>About Bell</B>
<BR>
Canada&#146;s largest communications company, Bell provides consumer, business and government customers
with a comprehensive and innovative suite of broadband wireless, TV, Internet and business
communication services from Bell Canada, Bell Aliant and, starting today, Bell MTS. Bell Media is
Canada&#146;s premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, out of home and
digital media. Founded in Montr&#233;al in 1880, Bell is wholly owned by BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE). To
learn more, please visit BCE.ca or Bell.ca.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The Bell Let&#146;s Talk initiative promotes Canadian mental health with national awareness and
anti-stigma campaigns like Bell Let&#146;s Talk Day, a national day of conversation about mental health,
and significant Bell funding of community care and access, research and workplace initiatives. Bell
Let&#146;s Talk Day 2017 set new records with 131,705,010 total messages of support driving
$6,585,250.50 more in Bell funding for Canadian mental health at no extra cost to participants. To
learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Media inquiries:</B>
<BR>
Marc Choma
<BR>
613-785-0622
<BR>
marc.choma@bell.ca<U> </U>


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


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;Notwithstanding any reference to BCE Inc.&#146;s Web site on the World Wide Web in the documents
attached hereto, the information contained in BCE Inc.&#146;s site or any other site on the World Wide
Web referred to in BCE Inc.&#146;s site is not a part of this Form 6-K and, therefore, is not furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission.&#148;



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