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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:		17716883

	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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<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>Bell investing $854&nbsp;million in Montr&#233;al to bring the fastest broadband fibre technology
directly to homes and businesses across the city</B>
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<P align="left" style="margin-left:2%; font-size: 12pt"><FONT style="font-size: 11pt">Investment to create an estimated 2,700 new jobs, $2.2&nbsp;billion in economic activity
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Direct fibre links to be available to 1.1&nbsp;million residences and business locations
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One of Bell&#146;s largest-ever infrastructure projects closely coordinated with City of Montr&#233;al
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Qu&#233;bec to be one of the most-connected broadband jurisdictions in North America
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">MONTR&#201;AL, March&nbsp;27, 2017 &#150; Bell today announced it will invest a further $854&nbsp;million to bring
direct fibre links and the fastest Internet speeds available to more homes and businesses
throughout Montr&#233;al. Bell&#146;s fibre to the home (FTTH)&nbsp;connections will ultimately reach a total of
1.1&nbsp;million residences and business locations throughout Qu&#233;bec&#146;s largest metropolis.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;Bell was founded in Montr&#233;al in 1880 and ever since we have led the way in delivering the latest
communications innovations to the city and the country. Now, our plan to directly connect more than
a million homes and businesses here with the fastest broadband fibre technology will ensure
Montr&#233;al&#146;s place at the forefront of global Smart Cities,&#148; said George Cope, President and CEO of
BCE and Bell Canada. &#147;Bell&#146;s leadership in next-generation networks has transformed our company
into the growth leader in broadband Internet, TV and wireless. By connecting everyone in Montr&#233;al
with the best in broadband, Bell is enabling the benefits of increased innovation and economic
growth for our home city now and into the future.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;I&#146;m delighted that our city will soon rank among the best in broadband connections and ultra-fast
downloading and uploading speeds,&#148; said Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montr&#233;al. &#147;There is a direct and
positive correlation between access to an ultra-fast Internet network and a community&#146;s economic
development. Especially for a city like Montr&#233;al, known for its dynamic digital sector and the
expertise of its cutting-edge industries like video gaming, aerospace and health technologies,
today&#146;s announcement packs tremendous economic potential.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;Starting in 2013, my administration wanted to position Montr&#233;al as an innovative, digital city. So
it&#146;s no coincidence that private companies are increasingly making Montr&#233;al their home. The
announcement that Bell is investing $854&nbsp;million in new communications infrastructure will without
a doubt allow us to attract even more leading-edge businesses. This will be among the many
advantages Montr&#233;al has to offer in terms of digital infrastructure,&#148; said Mayor Coderre.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The $854&nbsp;million investment is fully funded by Bell and represents the largest-ever communications
infrastructure project in Qu&#233;bec. Based on the results of previous fibre projects in Qu&#233;bec City,
Toronto and other major urban centres, Bell estimates the Montr&#233;al project will create
approximately 2,700 direct and indirect jobs in Qu&#233;bec and an additional $2.2&nbsp;billion in new
economic activity. Bell is partnering with a large number of local suppliers, including Asplundh,
Effigis Geo-Solutions, G-TEK, Infrastructel, Telecon, TCI and TRJ T&#233;l&#233;com, to complete the project.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Bell&#146;s expansion will install more than 7,000 kilometres of new fibre and upgrade 25 central
offices across Montr&#233;al. More than 90% of Bell&#146;s network in the city is on aerial structures
already in place, which will help to speed the deployment of the new fibre links. Working closely
with the city to manage the deployment, Bell is partnering with Montr&#233;al&#146;s 3-1-1 information
service to answer questions from residents about the project, and updates on service availability
can be found at Bell.ca/Mtl.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Last month, the City of Montr&#233;al announced the development of a central point of contact for public
utility companies: telecommunications, cable, electricity and natural gas. The objective of this
single contact point is to improve the management and integration of all partners&#146; work in order to
minimize disturbance to local residents.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt"><B>Bell&#146;s fibre technology leadership</B>
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The fastest technology now and built for the future, Bell&#146;s broadband FTTH network enables the
Gigabit Fibe Internet service that is already available in several thousand locations in Montr&#233;al.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Bell Gigabit Fibe delivers download speeds up to a full gigabit (1000 megabits per second), meaning
customers can for example download 100 photos or songs in 3 seconds, or an entire HD movie in 7
seconds. Fibe&#146;s unmatched upload speeds also make it the ideal choice for business, education and
health services, gaming, social media and other applications that require customers to quickly
upload large amounts of data.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Bell&#146;s proven and flexible FTTH technology will enable the delivery of Internet access speeds of up
to 10 gigabit and 40 gigabit in future.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">&#147;Ultra fast networks are a vital component of Montr&#233;al&#146;s Smart City strategy, and Bell&#146;s broadband
fibre and wireless networks are playing a key role in the transformation of the city&#146;s economy,&#148;
said Martine Turcotte, Bell&#146;s Vice Chair, Qu&#233;bec. &#147;Bell is extremely proud of the contribution
we&#146;ve made to Montr&#233;al&#146;s social and economic growth over the last 137&nbsp;years. As we celebrate our
home city&#146;s 375<sup>th</sup> birthday, Bell is providing the next-generation communications
infrastructure that will open up incredible new opportunities for innovation and growth across
business, education, public services and other key sectors of the community.&#148;


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Montr&#233;al joins a growing number of centres across Qu&#233;bec that are fully wired with Bell fibre &#150;
including Qu&#233;bec City, launched in 2012 as Bell&#146;s first full urban fibre deployment. The addition
of more than a million locations in Montr&#233;al makes Qu&#233;bec one of the most-connected broadband
jurisdictions in North America. By the end of the year, Bell fibre will reach approximately 40% of
homes and businesses throughout Qu&#233;bec.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Independent testing found that FTTH networks like Bell&#146;s outperformed all other wireline broadband
technologies when it comes to meeting or exceeding advertised speeds, providing superfast download
and upload speeds with the best web-browsing performance during both peak and off-peak hours. To
learn more about Bell fibre technology and Gigabit Fibe service, please visit Bell.ca/Fibe.


<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 customers with wireless, TV, Internet, home phone and
business communications services. Bell Media is Canada&#146;s premier multimedia company with leading
assets in television, radio, out of home, and digital media. For more information, please visit
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, and significant Bell funding of mental health care
and access, research and workplace leadership initiatives. To learn more, please visit
Bell.ca/LetsTalk.


<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. These statements
include, without limitation, statements relating to the proposed deployment in Montr&#233;al of Bell&#146;s
FTTH broadband fibre technology to ultimately 1.1&nbsp;million residences and business locations, the
value of the planned investment, the number of jobs and economic and other benefits expected to
result from the planned network deployment, the expected timeframe of the deployment of Bell&#146;s
fibre to approximately 40% of residences and businesses throughout Qu&#233;bec, and other statements
that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the
words&nbsp;<I>assumption, goal, guidance, objective, outlook, project, strategy, target&nbsp;</I>and other similar
expressions or future or conditional verbs such as&nbsp;<I>aim, anticipate, believe, could, expect, intend,
may, plan, seek, should, strive&nbsp;</I>and&nbsp;<I>will</I>. All such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to
the &#145;safe harbour&#146; provisions of applicable Canadian securities laws and of&nbsp;the United
States&nbsp;<I>Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.</I>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">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
as of&nbsp;March&nbsp;27, 2017&nbsp;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. The proposed network deployment, and the expected timeframe, are
subject to risks including, without limitation, the timely supply of parts and equipment, and the
costs thereof, by suppliers and contractors. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the
proposed network deployment will be completed or that it will be completed within the expected
timeframe. The value of the planned investment assumes our ability to access or generate the
necessary sources of capital. However, there can be no certainty that the required sources of
capital will be available with the result that the actual investment made by us could materially
differ from current expectations. There can also be no assurance that the employment and economic
and other benefits expected to result from the proposed network deployment will be realized.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">The proposed network deployment could also be impacted by our operational risks. Please refer to
BCE&#146;s 2016 Annual MD&A dated&nbsp;March&nbsp;2, 2017&nbsp;(included in the BCE 2016 Annual Report) , for a
detailed description of such risks, filed by BCE with the Canadian provincial securities regulatory
authorities (available at&nbsp;Sedar.com) and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(available at&nbsp;SEC.gov). These documents are also available at&nbsp;BCE.ca.


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


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">Bell
<BR>
Marie-Eve Francoeur
<BR>
514-391-5263
<BR>
marie-eve.francoeur@bell.ca
<BR>
@Bell&#151;News


<P align="left" style="font-size: 11pt">City of Montr&#233;al
<BR>
Marc-Andr&#233; Gosselin
<BR>
514-290-1194
<BR>
marc-andreg.gosselin@ville.montreal.qc.ca


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


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


<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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