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Segmented information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023
Operating Segments [Abstract] |
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 | NOTE | BELL CTS | BELL MEDIA | INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS | BCE
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
External service revenues |  |  | 18,378 |  | 2,776 |  | — |  | 21,154 |
Inter-segment service revenues |  |  | 29 |  | 341 |  | (370) |  | — |
Operating service revenues |  |  | 18,407 |  | 3,117 |  | (370) |  | 21,154 |
External/Operating product revenues |  |  | 3,519 |  | — |  | — |  | 3,519 |
Total external revenues |  |  | 21,897 |  | 2,776 |  | — |  | 24,673 |
Total inter-segment revenues |  |  | 29 |  | 341 |  | (370) |  | — |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 21,926 |  | 3,117 |  | (370) |  | 24,673 |
Operating costs |  | 5 | (12,206) |  | (2,420) |  | 370 |  | (14,256) |
Adjusted EBITDA (1) |  |  | 9,720 |  | 697 |  | — |  | 10,417 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs |  | 6 |  |  |  | (200) |
Depreciation and amortization | 17, | 19 |  |  |  | (4,918) |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  | 7 |  |  |  | (1,475) |
Net return on post-employment benefit plans |  | 27 |  |  |  | 108 |
Impairment of assets |  | 8 |  |  |  | (143) |
Other expense |  | 9 |  |  |  | (466) |
Income taxes |  | 10 |  |  |  | (996) |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  | 2,327 |
Goodwill |  | 22 | 8,099 |  | 2,843 |  | — |  | 10,942 |
Indefinite-life intangible assets |  | 19 | 8,052 |  | 1,763 |  | — |  | 9,815 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 4,421 |  | 160 |  | — |  | 4,581 |
(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, 2022 | NOTE | BELL CTS | BELL MEDIA | INTER- SEGMENT ELIMINA- TIONS | BCE
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
| External service revenues |  |  | 18,052 |  | 2,904 |  | — |  | 20,956 |
| Inter-segment service revenues |  |  | 31 |  | 350 |  | (381) |  | — |
Operating service revenues |  | 18,083 |  | 3,254 |  | (381) |  | 20,956 |
External/Operating product revenues |  | 3,218 |  | — |  | — |  | 3,218 |
| Total external revenues |  |  | 21,270 |  | 2,904 |  | — |  | 24,174 |
| Total inter-segment revenues |  |  | 31 |  | 350 |  | (381) |  | — |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 21,301 |  | 3,254 |  | (381) |  | 24,174 |
Operating costs |  | 5 |  | (11,847) |  | (2,509) |  | 381 |  | (13,975) |
Adjusted EBITDA (1) |  |  | 9,454 |  | 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 | 7,960 |  | 2,946 |  | — |  | 10,906 |
Indefinite-life intangible assets |  | 19 | 7,980 |  | 1,846 |  | — |  | 9,826 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 4,971 |  | 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.
Revenues by services and products | The following table presents our revenues disaggregated by type of services and products.
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 | 2023 | 2022
Services(1) |  |
Wireless | 7,120 |  | 6,821 |
Wireline data | 8,084 |  | 7,920 |
Wireline voice | 2,862 |  | 3,002 |
Media | 2,776 |  | 2,904 |
Other wireline services | 312 |  | 309 |
Total services | 21,154 |  | 20,956 |
Products(2) |  |
Wireless | 2,885 |  | 2,714 |
Wireline | 634 |  | 504 |
Total products | 3,519 |  | 3,218 |
Total operating revenues | 24,673 |  | 24,174 |
(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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