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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-24-066583
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		7
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240313
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240313
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240313

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BCE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000718940
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-08481
		FILM NUMBER:		24744994

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 CARREFOUR ALEXANDER-GRAHAM-BELL
		CITY:			VERDUN
		STATE:			A8
		ZIP:			H3E 3B3
		BUSINESS PHONE:		514-786-3891

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		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="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; 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="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; 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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-16</FONT> or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15d-16</FONT> under </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">For&nbsp;the&nbsp;month&nbsp;of:&nbsp;<B>March&nbsp;2024</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Commission&nbsp;File&nbsp;Number:&nbsp;<B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-8481</FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BCE&nbsp;Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>(Translation of Registrant&#146;s name into English) </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1, Carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell, Verdun, Qu&eacute;bec, Canada H3E 3B3, </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>(Address of principal executive offices) </I></P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:3pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">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): <U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">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): <U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</U> </P>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12g3-2(b):</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">82-</FONT> <U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</U>. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:16pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Notwithstanding any reference to BCE
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:3%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Date:&nbsp;March&nbsp;13,&nbsp;2024</P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">The audit committee (the <B>&#147;Audit</B><B> Committee&#148;)</B> of BCE Inc. (the <B>&#147;Corporation&#148;</B>) has
completed a comprehensive request for proposal process (<B>&#147;RFP&#148;</B>) for the 2025 external audit engagement. In keeping with its focus on best corporate governance practices and given the long tenure of Deloitte LLP, Montreal, Quebec (the
<B>&#147;Current</B><B> Auditor&#148;),</B> the Audit Committee had initiated the RFP in 2023. After careful consideration, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the board of directors of the Corporation (the <B>&#147;Board&#148;</B>)
selected on March&nbsp;7, 2024 Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP, Montreal, Quebec (the <B>&#147;Successor</B><B> Auditor&#148;)</B> as the successor auditor of the Corporation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">The Current Auditor will continue as auditor throughout the financial year ending December&nbsp;31, 2024, subject to shareholder approval at the annual
general meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation to be held on May&nbsp;2, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Further to the RFP, at the request of the Corporation, the
Current Auditor will resign effective on the business day following the filing of the Corporation&#146;s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2024 and the Current Auditor&#146;s report thereon (the
<B>&#147;Effective</B><B> Date&#148;)</B>. On March&nbsp;7, 2024, the Board has determined to fill the resulting vacancy in the office of the auditor and appoint, effective as of the Effective Date, the Successor Auditor as the Corporation&#146;s
auditor until the annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Corporation to be held in 2025 (the <B>&#147;2025 Shareholder </B><B>Meeting&#148;)</B>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">At the 2025 Shareholder Meeting, the Corporation will propose the Successor Auditor for appointment as auditor of the Corporation, subject to
shareholder approval. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">In accordance with National Instrument <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">51-102</FONT> &#150; <I>Continuous Disclosure
Obligations</I> (<B>&#147;NI</B><B> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">51-102&#148;),</FONT></B> the Corporation reports that: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL; " ALIGN="justify">at the request of the Corporation further to the decision taken by the Board on March&nbsp;7, 2024 in connection with
the RFP, the Current Auditor will resign as auditor of the Corporation effective as of the Effective Date; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL; " ALIGN="justify">the resulting vacancy will be filled by the Board appointing the Successor Auditor as auditor of the Corporation
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL; " ALIGN="justify">the Current Auditor will not be proposed to shareholders for reappointment as auditor of the Corporation at the 2025
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Calibri Light">Deloitte LLP</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Calibri Light">La Tour Deloitte</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Calibri Light">1190 avenue des</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Calibri Light">Tel: 1 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">514-393-7115</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri Light">Alberta Securities Commission </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri Light">Autorit&eacute; des march&eacute;s
financiers </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri Light">British Columbia Securities Commission </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri Light">Financial and
Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri Light">Financial and Consumer Services Commission (New Brunswick) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri Light">Nova Scotia Securities Commission </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri Light">Department of Justice and Public
Safety, Financial and Consumer Services Division (Prince Edward Island) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri Light">Office of the Superintendent of Securities Service Newfoundland and Labrador </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri Light">Ontario Securities Commission </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri Light">The Manitoba Securities Commission
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:30pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri Light">Dear Sirs/Mesdames: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri Light">As required by subparagraph (5)(a)(ii) of
section 4.11 of National Instrument <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">51-102,</FONT> we have reviewed the change of auditor notice of BCE Inc. dated March&nbsp;7, 2024 (the &#147;Notice&#148;) and, based on our knowledge of such information at this
time, we agree with the statements 1, 3, 5 and 6 and we have no basis to agree or disagree with the statements 2 and 4 contained in the Notice. . </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri Light">Yours
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri Light"><SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP> CPA auditor, CA, public accountancy permit No. T146423 </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Financial and Consumer Services Division (Prince Edward Island) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Office of the
Superintendent of Securities Service Newfoundland and Labrador </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Ontario Securities Commission </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">The Manitoba Securities Commission </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:34pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Dear Sirs/Mesdames: </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Pursuant to National Instrument <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">51-102</FONT> (Part 4.11), we have read the above-noted Change of Auditor Notice and confirm our
agreement with the information contained in the Notice pertaining to our firm. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Yours sincerely, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">/s/ Ernst &amp; Young LLP </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">cc: The Board of Directors, BCE Inc. </P>
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