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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-005733
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180105
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180108
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180108

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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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08481
		FILM NUMBER:		18515967

	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 STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:16pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REPORT OF
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13A-16</FONT> OR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15D-16</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>January&nbsp;5, 2018 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BCE Inc.
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Translation of registrant&#146;s name into English) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:16pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1, Carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell, </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Corporate Secretary&#146;s Office </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Building A7 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Verdun,
Qu&eacute;bec H3E 3B3 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:16pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> or Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746;</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> in paper as permitted by Regulation <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule 101(b) (1):&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> in paper as permitted by Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> Rule 101(b) (7):&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12g3-2(b)</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Yes&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9746; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If &#147;Yes&#148; is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12g3-2(b):</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">82-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> and the exhibits hereto shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the
Registration Statement of BCE Inc. and Bell Canada on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">F-10</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-213603)</FONT> and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is furnished, to
the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished. 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 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> and, therefore, is not furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Bell completes acquisition of AlarmForce to enhance its Connected Home strategy </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Aligning AlarmForce with its Bell Aliant and Bell MTS home security and automation assets, Bell will deliver the latest Connected Home services to customers in Ontario, Qu&eacute;bec, Atlantic Canada and Manitoba
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Bell sells AlarmForce customer accounts in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan to TELUS Corporation </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MONTR&Eacute;AL, January&nbsp;5, 2018 &#150; BCE Inc. (Bell) (TSX, NYSE: BCE) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Canadian home security and
monitoring company AlarmForce Industries Inc. (TSX: AF) as part of Bell&#146;s strategic expansion in the fast-growing Connected Home marketplace. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Bell welcomes AlarmForce as we build on our position as Canada&#146;s most trusted name in residential communications with an accelerated focus on
Connected Home technology and services,&#148; said Rizwan Jamal, President of Bell Residential and Small Business. &#147;Building on our leadership and scale in broadband networks and residential services distribution, installation and customer
services, Bell looks forward to delivering new and innovative smart home solutions to residential customers throughout Ontario, Qu&eacute;bec, the Atlantic region and Manitoba.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bell provides security and monitoring services from Bell Aliant NextGen Home Security in Atlantic Canada and from AAA Security, a Bell MTS company, in
Manitoba. AlarmForce currently serves more than 100,000 subscribers across the country with intrusion, smoke, flood and carbon monoxide detection services; automation services including lighting, climate and lock control systems; and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-home</FONT> and mobile medical alert systems. AlarmForce CEO Graham Badun has agreed to stay on as a special advisor to Bell for 6 months to support the business transition and integration. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bell has agreed to sell AlarmForce&#146;s approximately 39,000 customer accounts in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan to TELUS Corporation for
approximately $66.5&nbsp;million, an amount per subscriber equivalent to that paid by Bell, effective today. There are no immediate changes to services for any AlarmForce customers, and Bell will work closely with TELUS to ensure a smooth transition
for Saskatchewan, Alberta and BC customers over the next several months. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Information for AlarmForce shareholders </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BCE acquired all approximately 11.4&nbsp;million common shares of AlarmForce for a total aggregate consideration of approximately $182&nbsp;million paid in a
combination of cash and BCE common shares. BCE directly or indirectly funded the approximate $181&nbsp;million cash component with available liquidity and issued 22,531 BCE common shares to fund the equity component. The share consideration was
based on BCE&#146;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-day</FONT> volume weighted price of $61.60 ending December&nbsp;27, 2017 (5 business days prior to the effective date of the transaction). Any AlarmForce shareholder who did not properly make
an election by 5 pm eastern time on January&nbsp;2, 2018 was deemed to have elected to receive, for each AlarmForce common share, the cash consideration. The table below indicates the entitlement to be received by AlarmForce shareholders for each
AlarmForce common share: </P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain AlarmForce shareholders who have elected to receive share consideration may be entitled to obtain a full or partial
tax deferral subject to making a joint tax election with BCE. 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/AlarmForce within 5
days of closing. AlarmForce common shares are expected to be delisted from the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) effective as of the close of business on January&nbsp;8, 2018 and AlarmForce will apply to cease to be a reporting issuer under applicable
Canadian securities laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Caution concerning forward-looking statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain statements made in this news release are forward-looking statements. These statements include, without limitation, statements relating to BCE&#146;s
business plans, objectives and strategies, and other statements that are not historical facts. 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 the proposed transaction referred to above and its
expected impact. Readers are cautioned that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Notice to U.S. shareholders of AlarmForce
Industries Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The transaction contemplated by this press release involved the securities of Canadian companies and is subject to Canadian disclosure
requirements that are different from those of the United States. The BCE common shares issued pursuant to the statutory plan of arrangement under section 192 of the <I>Canada Business Corporations Act</I>, pursuant to which, among other things, BCE
directly or indirectly acquired all of the issued common shares in the capital of AlarmForce, were not registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of such Act. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About AlarmForce </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">AlarmForce provides security alarm monitoring, personal emergency response monitoring, video surveillance and related services to residential and commercial
subscribers throughout Canada. More information about the Company&#146;s products and services can be found at<B> </B>www.alarmforce.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About BCE
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Canada&#146;s largest communications company, BCE provides a comprehensive and innovative suite of broadband wireless, TV, Internet and business
communication services from&nbsp;Bell Canada, Bell Aliant and Bell MTS. Bell Media is Canada&#146;s premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, out of home and digital media. To learn more, please visit BCE.ca or Bell.ca.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
provides significant Bell funding of mental health care and access, research and workplace leadership initiatives. To learn more, please visit Bell.ca/LetsTalk. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Marie-Eve</FONT> Francoeur </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">514-391-5263</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">marie-eve.francoeur@bell.ca</FONT>
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">@Bell_News </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investor inquiries </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thane Fotopoulos </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">514-870-4619</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">thane.fotopoulos@bell.ca </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#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 part of this <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;6-K</FONT> and, therefore, is not furnished to the Securities and exchange Commission.&#148;
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