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Segmented information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Operating Segments [Abstract] |
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 | NOTE | BELL WIRELESS | BELL WIRELINE | BELL MEDIA | INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS | BCE
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External service revenues |  |  | 6,821 |  | 11,231 |  | 2,904 |  | — |  | 20,956 |
Inter-segment service revenues |  |  | 44 |  | 412 |  | 350 |  | (806) |  | — |
Operating service revenues |  |  | 6,865 |  | 11,643 |  | 3,254 |  | (806) |  | 20,956 |
External product revenues |  |  | 2,714 |  | 504 |  | — |  | — |  | 3,218 |
Inter-segment product revenues |  |  | 9 |  | 1 |  | — |  | (10) |  | — |
Operating product revenues |  |  | 2,723 |  | 505 |  | — |  | (10) |  | 3,218 |
Total external revenues |  |  | 9,535 |  | 11,735 |  | 2,904 |  | — |  | 24,174 |
Total inter-segment revenues |  |  | 53 |  | 413 |  | 350 |  | (816) |  | — |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 9,588 |  | 12,148 |  | 3,254 |  | (816) |  | 24,174 |
Operating costs |  | 5 | (5,451) |  | (6,831) |  | (2,509) |  | 816 |  | (13,975) |
Adjusted EBITDA (1) |  |  | 4,137 |  | 5,317 |  | 745 |  | — |  | 10,199 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs |  | 6 |  |  |  |  | (94) |
Depreciation and amortization | 17, | 19 |  |  |  |  | (4,723) |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  | 7 |  |  |  |  | (1,146) |
Net return on post-employment benefit plans |  | 27 |  |  |  |  | 51 |
Impairment of assets |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | (279) |
Other expense |  | 9 |  |  |  |  | (115) |
Income taxes |  | 10 |  |  |  |  | (967) |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,926 |
Goodwill |  | 22 | 3,046 |  | 4,914 |  | 2,946 |  | — |  | 10,906 |
Indefinite-life intangible assets |  | 19 | 6,192 |  | 1,788 |  | 1,846 |  | — |  | 9,826 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 1,084 |  | 3,887 |  | 162 |  | — |  | 5,133 |
(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, 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 |  | 5 |  | (5,146) |  | (6,863) |  | (2,311) |  | 764 |  | (13,556) |
Adjusted EBITDA (1) |  |  | 3,853 |  | 5,315 |  | 725 |  | — |  | 9,893 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs |  | 6 |  |  |  |  | (209) |
Depreciation and amortization | 17, | 19 |  |  |  |  | (4,609) |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest expense |  | 7 |  |  |  |  | (1,082) |
| Net interest on post-employment benefit plans |  | 27 |  |  |  |  | (20) |
Impairment of assets |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | (197) |
Other income |  | 9 |  |  |  |  | 160 |
Income taxes |  | 10 |  |  |  |  | (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 |  | 3,612 |  | 120 |  | — |  | 4,852 |
(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 | 2022 | 2021
Services(1) |  |
Wireless | 6,821 |  | 6,355 |
Wireline data | 7,920 |  | 7,871 |
Wireline voice | 3,002 |  | 3,154 |
Media | 2,904 |  | 2,681 |
Other wireline services | 309 |  | 289 |
Total services | 20,956 |  | 20,350 |
Products(2) |  |
Wireless | 2,714 |  | 2,593 |
Wireline data | 459 |  | 463 |
Wireline equipment and other | 45 |  | 43 |
Total products | 3,218 |  | 3,099 |
Total operating revenues | 24,174 |  | 23,449 |
(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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