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Jun. 30, 2020
Operating Segments [Abstract] |
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Our results are reported in three segments: Bell Wireless, Bell Wireline and Bell Media. Our segments reflect how we manage our business and how we classify our operations for planning and measuring performance. To align with changes in how we manage our business and assess performance, the operating results of our public safety land radio network business are now included within our Bell Wireline segment effective January 1, 2020, with prior periods restated for comparative purposes. Previously, these results were included within our Bell Wireless segment. Our public safety land radio network business, which builds and manages land mobile radio networks primarily for the government sector, is now managed by our Bell Business Markets team in order to better serve our customers with end-to-end communications solutions. As a result of our agreement to sell substantially all of our data centre operations, the financial results of these data centre operations, which were previously included in our Bell Wireline segment, are now presented as a discontinued operation. See Note 3, Discontinued operations, for additional details. The following tables present financial information by segment for the three month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 | NOTE | BELL WIRELESS | BELL WIRELINE | BELL MEDIA | INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS | BCE
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
External customers |  | 1,909 |  | 2,963 |  | 482 |  | — |  | 5,354 |
Inter-segment |  | 13 |  | 80 |  | 97 |  | (190) |  | — |
Total operating revenues |  | 1,922 |  | 3,043 |  | 579 |  | (190) |  | 5,354 |
Operating costs | 5 | (1,043) |  | (1,764) |  | (406) |  | 190 |  | (3,023) |
Segment profit (1) |  | 879 |  | 1,279 |  | 173 |  | — |  | 2,331 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs | 6 |  |  |  |  | (22) |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  | (1,103) |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  | (280) |
Interest on post-employment benefit obligations | 13 |  |  |  |  | (11) |
Impairment of assets | 7 |  |  |  |  | (449) |
Other expense | 8 |  |  |  |  | (80) |
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  | (96) |
Net earnings from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  | 290 |
Net earnings from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  | 294 |
(1) The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs.
FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 |  | NOTE | BELL WIRELESS | BELL WIRELINE | BELL MEDIA | INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS | BCE
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| External customers |  | 2,146 |  | 3,006 |  | 737 |  | — |  | 5,889 |
| Inter-segment |  | 14 |  | 67 |  | 105 |  | (186) |  | — |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 2,160 |  | 3,073 |  | 842 |  | (186) |  | 5,889 |
Operating costs |  | 5 | (1,192) |  | (1,723) |  | (588) |  | 186 |  | (3,317) |
Segment profit (1) |  |  | 968 |  | 1,350 |  | 254 |  | — |  | 2,572 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs |  | 6 |  |  |  |  | (39) |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,099) |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  | (279) |
| Interest on post-employment benefit obligations | 13 |  |  |  |  | (15) |
Impairment of assets |  | 7 |  |  |  |  | (1) |
Other expense |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | (54) |
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  | (275) |
Net earnings from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  | 810 |
Net earnings from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7 |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  | 817 |
(1) The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs. The following tables present financial information by segment for the six month periods ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2020 | NOTE | BELL WIRELESS | BELL WIRELINE | BELL MEDIA | INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS | BCE
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
External customers |  | 3,931 |  | 5,923 |  | 1,140 |  | — |  | 10,994 |
Inter-segment |  | 26 |  | 156 |  | 191 |  | (373) |  | — |
Total operating revenues |  | 3,957 |  | 6,079 |  | 1,331 |  | (373) |  | 10,994 |
Operating costs | 5 | (2,150) |  | (3,465) |  | (1,003) |  | 373 |  | (6,245) |
Segment profit (1) |  | 1,807 |  | 2,614 |  | 328 |  | — |  | 4,749 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs | 6 |  |  |  |  | (38) |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  | (2,191) |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  | (557) |
Interest on post-employment benefit obligations | 13 |  |  |  |  | (23) |
Impairment of assets | 7 |  |  |  |  | (456) |
Other expense | 8 |  |  |  |  | (127) |
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  | (339) |
Net earnings from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  | 1,018 |
Net earnings from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  | 9 |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  | 1,027 |
(1) The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs.
FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 |  | NOTE | BELL WIRELESS | BELL WIRELINE | BELL MEDIA | INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS | BCE
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| External customers |  | 4,210 |  | 5,991 |  | 1,377 |  | — |  | 11,578 |
| Inter-segment |  | 27 |  | 134 |  | 210 |  | (371) |  | — |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 4,237 |  | 6,125 |  | 1,587 |  | (371) |  | 11,578 |
Operating costs |  | 5 | (2,377) |  | (3,450) |  | (1,168) |  | 371 |  | (6,624) |
Segment profit (1) |  |  | 1,860 |  | 2,675 |  | 419 |  | — |  | 4,954 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs |  | 6 |  |  |  |  | (63) |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,189) |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  | (560) |
| Interest on post-employment benefit obligations | 13 |  |  |  |  | (31) |
Impairment of assets |  | 7 |  |  |  |  | (5) |
Other income |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | 51 |
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  | (565) |
Net earnings from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,592 |
Net earnings from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,608 |
(1) The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs. Revenues by services and products
| THREE MONTHS |  | SIX MONTHS |
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019
Services(1) |  |  |  |
Wireless | 1,481 |  | 1,580 |  | 3,016 |  | 3,108 |
Wireline data | 1,916 |  | 1,914 |  | 3,807 |  | 3,780 |
Wireline voice | 863 |  | 897 |  | 1,735 |  | 1,804 |
Media | 482 |  | 737 |  | 1,140 |  | 1,377 |
Other wireline services | 58 |  | 62 |  | 120 |  | 121 |
Total services | 4,800 |  | 5,190 |  | 9,818 |  | 10,190 |
Products(2) |  |  |  |
Wireless | 428 |  | 566 |  | 915 |  | 1,102 |
Wireline data | 113 |  | 123 |  | 236 |  | 265 |
Wireline equipment and other | 13 |  | 10 |  | 25 |  | 21 |
Total products | 554 |  | 699 |  | 1,176 |  | 1,388 |
Total operating revenues | 5,354 |  | 5,889 |  | 10,994 |  | 11,578 |
(1) Our service revenues are generally recognized over time. (2) Our product revenues are generally recognized at a point in time.

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