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 12 Months Ended
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.