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Segmented information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Operating Segments [Abstract] |
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 | NOTE | BELL WIRELESS | BELL WIRELINE | BELL MEDIA | INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS | BCE
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External service revenues |  |  | 6,355 |  | 11,314 |  | 2,681 |  | — |  | 20,350 |
Inter-segment service revenues |  |  | 45 |  | 358 |  | 355 |  | (758) |  | — |
Operating service revenues |  |  | 6,400 |  | 11,672 |  | 3,036 |  | (758) |  | 20,350 |
External product revenues |  |  | 2,593 |  | 506 |  | — |  | — |  | 3,099 |
Inter-segment product revenues |  |  | 6 |  | — |  | — |  | (6) |  | — |
Operating product revenues |  |  | 2,599 |  | 506 |  | — |  | (6) |  | 3,099 |
Total external revenues |  |  | 8,948 |  | 11,820 |  | 2,681 |  | — |  | 23,449 |
Total inter-segment revenues |  |  | 51 |  | 358 |  | 355 |  | (764) |  | — |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 8,999 |  | 12,178 |  | 3,036 |  | (764) |  | 23,449 |
Operating costs |  | 4 | (5,146) |  | (6,863) |  | (2,311) |  | 764 |  | (13,556) |
Adjusted EBITDA (1) |  |  | 3,853 |  | 5,315 |  | 725 |  | — |  | 9,893 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | (209) |
Depreciation and amortization | 17, | 19 |  |  |  |  | (4,609) |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  | 6 |  |  |  |  | (1,082) |
Interest on post-employment benefit obligations |  | 27 |  |  |  |  | (20) |
Impairment of assets |  | 7 |  |  |  |  | (197) |
Other income |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | 160 |
Income taxes |  | 9 |  |  |  |  | (1,044) |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,892 |
Goodwill |  | 22 | 3,046 |  | 4,580 |  | 2,946 |  | — |  | 10,572 |
Indefinite-life intangible assets |  | 19 | 6,148 |  | 1,692 |  | 1,935 |  | — |  | 9,775 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 1,120 |  | 3,597 |  | 120 |  | — |  | 4,837 |
(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 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 | NOTE | BELL WIRELESS | BELL WIRELINE | BELL MEDIA | INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS | BCE
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| External service revenues |  |  | 6,122 |  | 11,341 |  | 2,369 |  | — |  | 19,832 |
| Inter-segment service revenues |  |  | 47 |  | 321 |  | 381 |  | (749) |  | — |
Operating service revenues |  | 6,169 |  | 11,662 |  | 2,750 |  | (749) |  | 19,832 |
| External product revenues |  |  | 2,508 |  | 543 |  | — |  | — |  | 3,051 |
| Inter-segment product revenues |  |  | 6 |  | 1 |  | — |  | (7) |  | — |
Operating product revenues |  | 2,514 |  | 544 |  | — |  | (7) |  | 3,051 |
| Total external revenues |  |  | 8,630 |  | 11,884 |  | 2,369 |  | — |  | 22,883 |
| Total inter-segment revenues |  |  | 53 |  | 322 |  | 381 |  | (756) |  | — |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 8,683 |  | 12,206 |  | 2,750 |  | (756) |  | 22,883 |
Operating costs |  | 4 |  | (5,017) |  | (6,960) |  | (2,055) |  | 756 |  | (13,276) |
Adjusted EBITDA (1) |  |  | 3,666 |  | 5,246 |  | 695 |  | — |  | 9,607 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | (116) |
Depreciation and amortization | 17, | 19 |  |  |  |  | (4,404) |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest expense |  | 6 |  |  |  |  | (1,110) |
| Interest on post-employment benefit obligations |  | 27 |  |  |  |  | (46) |
Impairment of assets |  | 7 |  |  |  |  | (472) |
Other expense |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | (194) |
Income taxes |  | 9 |  |  |  |  | (792) |
Net earnings from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,473 |
Net earnings from discontinued operations |  | 37 |  |  |  |  | 226 |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,699 |
Goodwill |  | 22 | 3,046 |  | 4,612 |  | 2,946 |  | — |  | 10,604 |
Indefinite-life intangible assets |  | 19 | 4,063 |  | 1,692 |  | 2,085 |  | — |  | 7,840 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 916 |  | 3,161 |  | 125 |  | — |  | 4,202 |
(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 | The following table presents our revenues disaggregated by type of services and products.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 | 2021 | 2020
Services(1) |  |
Wireless | 6,355 |  | 6,122 |
Wireline data | 7,871 |  | 7,691 |
Wireline voice | 3,154 |  | 3,402 |
Media | 2,681 |  | 2,369 |
Other wireline services | 289 |  | 248 |
Total services | 20,350 |  | 19,832 |
Products(2) |  |
Wireless | 2,593 |  | 2,508 |
Wireline data | 463 |  | 494 |
Wireline equipment and other | 43 |  | 49 |
Total products | 3,099 |  | 3,051 |
Total operating revenues | 23,449 |  | 22,883 |
(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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