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Segmented information (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2026
Operating Segments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segmented Information | The following tables present financial information by segment for the three month periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
For the three month period ended June 30, 2026 | Note |  | Bell CTS Canada (1) | Bell CTS U.S. (2) |  | Bell CTS | Bell Media | Inter-segment eliminations | BCE
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External service revenues |  |  | 4,430 |  | 234 |  |  | 4,664 |  | 827 |  | — |  | 5,491 |
Inter-segment service revenues |  |  | 7 |  | — |  |  | 7 |  | 91 |  | (98) |  | — |
Operating service revenues |  |  | 4,437 |  | 234 |  |  | 4,671 |  | 918 |  | (98) |  | 5,491 |
External/operating product revenues |  |  | 685 |  | — |  |  | 685 |  | — |  | — |  | 685 |
Total external revenues |  |  | 5,115 |  | 234 |  |  | 5,349 |  | 827 |  | — |  | 6,176 |
Total inter-segment revenues |  |  | 7 |  | — |  |  | 7 |  | 91 |  | (98) |  | — |
Total operating revenues (3) |  |  | 5,122 |  | 234 |  |  | 5,356 |  | 918 |  | (98) |  | 6,176 |
Operating costs | 6 |  | (2,759) |  | (139) |  |  | (2,898) |  | (674) |  | 98 |  | (3,474) |
Adjusted EBITDA (4) |  |  | 2,363 |  | 95 |  |  | 2,458 |  | 244 |  | — |  | 2,702 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs | 7 |  | (43) |  | (6) |  |  | (49) |  | (1) |  | — |  | (50) |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | (1,215) |  | (101) |  |  | (1,316) |  | (60) |  | — |  | (1,376) |
Impairment of assets |  |  | (6) |  | — |  |  | (6) |  | — |  | — |  | (6) |
Adjusted EBIT |  |  | 1,099 |  | (12) |  |  | 1,087 |  | 183 |  | — |  | 1,270 |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (469) |
Net return on post-employment benefit plans | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36 |
Net loss on investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2) |
Other income | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58 |
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (264) |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 629 |
(1)Includes all subsidiaries of Bell CTS with the exception of Ziply Fiber and its subsidiaries. (2)Includes the results of Ziply Fiber exclusively. (3)Revenues from Bell CTS Canada and Bell Media are substantially generated in Canada and revenues from Bell CTS U.S. are generated in the U.S. (4)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 three month period ended June 30, 2025 | Note |  | Bell CTS | Bell Media | Inter-segment eliminations | BCE
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
| External service revenues |  |  | 4,509 |  | 758 |  | — |  | 5,267 |
| Inter-segment service revenues |  |  | 7 |  | 85 |  | (92) |  | — |
Operating service revenues |  |  | 4,516 |  | 843 |  | (92) |  | 5,267 |
External/operating product revenues |  |  | 818 |  | — |  | — |  | 818 |
| Total external revenues |  |  | 5,327 |  | 758 |  | — |  | 6,085 |
| Total inter-segment revenues |  |  | 7 |  | 85 |  | (92) |  | — |
Total operating revenues (1) |  |  | 5,334 |  | 843 |  | (92) |  | 6,085 |
Operating costs | 6 |  | (2,895) |  | (608) |  | 92 |  | (3,411) |
Adjusted EBITDA (2) |  |  | 2,439 |  | 235 |  | — |  | 2,674 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs (3) | 7 |  | (37) |  | (4) |  | — |  | (41) |
Depreciation and amortization (3) |  |  | (1,224) |  | (63) |  | — |  | (1,287) |
Impairment of assets (3) |  |  | (8) |  | — |  | — |  | (8) |
Adjusted EBIT |  |  | 1,170 |  | 168 |  | — |  | 1,338 |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  | (442) |
| Net return on post-employment benefit plans | 12 |  |  |  |  | 26 |
Net losses on investments (3) |  |  |  |  |  | (8) |
Other expense (3) | 8 |  |  |  |  | (30) |
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  | (240) |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  | 644 |
(1)In Q2 2025, we had two segments, Bell CTS and Bell Media, and their revenues were substantially generated in Canada. (2)The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs. (3)We have presented amounts from the previous period to make them consistent with the presentation for the current period. The following tables present financial information by segment for the six month periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025.
For the six month period ended June 30, 2026 | Note |  | Bell CTS Canada (1) | Bell CTS U.S. (2) |  | Bell CTS | Bell Media | Inter-segment eliminations | BCE
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
External service revenues |  |  | 8,857 |  | 468 |  |  | 9,325 |  | 1,516 |  | — |  | 10,841 |
Inter-segment service revenues |  |  | 13 |  | — |  |  | 13 |  | 180 |  | (193) |  | — |
Operating service revenues |  |  | 8,870 |  | 468 |  |  | 9,338 |  | 1,696 |  | (193) |  | 10,841 |
External/operating product revenues |  |  | 1,503 |  | — |  |  | 1,503 |  | — |  | — |  | 1,503 |
Total external revenues |  |  | 10,360 |  | 468 |  |  | 10,828 |  | 1,516 |  | — |  | 12,344 |
Total inter-segment revenues |  |  | 13 |  | — |  |  | 13 |  | 180 |  | (193) |  | — |
Total operating revenues (3) |  |  | 10,373 |  | 468 |  |  | 10,841 |  | 1,696 |  | (193) |  | 12,344 |
Operating costs | 6 |  | (5,636) |  | (271) |  |  | (5,907) |  | (1,297) |  | 193 |  | (7,011) |
Adjusted EBITDA (4) |  |  | 4,737 |  | 197 |  |  | 4,934 |  | 399 |  | — |  | 5,333 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs | 7 |  | (27) |  | (11) |  |  | (38) |  | (6) |  | — |  | (44) |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | (2,416) |  | (198) |  |  | (2,614) |  | (118) |  | — |  | (2,732) |
Impairment of assets |  |  | (11) |  | — |  |  | (11) |  | — |  | — |  | (11) |
Adjusted EBIT |  |  | 2,283 |  | (12) |  |  | 2,271 |  | 275 |  | — |  | 2,546 |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (913) |
Net return on post-employment benefit plans | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73 |
Net loss on investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3) |
Other income | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 96 |
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (503) |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,296 |
(1)Includes all subsidiaries of Bell CTS with the exception of Ziply Fiber and its subsidiaries. (2)Includes the results of Ziply Fiber exclusively. (3)Revenues from Bell CTS Canada and Bell Media are substantially generated in Canada and revenues from Bell CTS U.S. are generated in the U.S. (4)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 six month period ended June 30, 2025 | Note |  | Bell CTS | Bell Media | Inter-segment eliminations | BCE
Operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |
| External service revenues |  |  | 8,990 |  | 1,449 |  | — |  | 10,439 |
| Inter-segment service revenues |  |  | 14 |  | 169 |  | (183) |  | — |
Operating service revenues |  |  | 9,004 |  | 1,618 |  | (183) |  | 10,439 |
External/operating product revenues |  |  | 1,576 |  | — |  | — |  | 1,576 |
| Total external revenues |  |  | 10,566 |  | 1,449 |  | — |  | 12,015 |
| Total inter-segment revenues |  |  | 14 |  | 169 |  | (183) |  | — |
Total operating revenues (1) |  |  | 10,580 |  | 1,618 |  | (183) |  | 12,015 |
Operating costs | 6 |  | (5,742) |  | (1,224) |  | 183 |  | (6,783) |
Adjusted EBITDA (2) |  |  | 4,838 |  | 394 |  | — |  | 5,232 |
Severance, acquisition and other costs (3) | 7 |  | (273) |  | (15) |  | — |  | (288) |
Depreciation and amortization (3) |  |  | (2,438) |  | (121) |  | — |  | (2,559) |
Impairment of assets (3) |  |  | (17) |  | — |  | — |  | (17) |
Adjusted EBIT |  |  | 2,110 |  | 258 |  | — |  | 2,368 |
Finance costs |  |  |  |  |  |
| Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  | (865) |
| Net return on post-employment benefit plans | 12 |  |  |  |  | 51 |
Net losses on investments (3) |  |  |  |  |  | (10) |
Other income (3) | 8 |  |  |  |  | 280 |
Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  | (497) |
Net earnings |  |  |  |  |  | 1,327 |
(1)For the six month period ended June 30, 2025, we had two segments, Bell CTS and Bell Media, and their revenues were substantially generated in Canada. (2)The chief operating decision maker uses primarily one measure of profit to make decisions and assess performance, being operating revenues less operating costs. (3)We have presented amounts from the previous period to make them consistent with the presentation for the current period.
Schedule of Revenues by Services and Products | The following table presents our revenues disaggregated by type of services and products by segment.
| Three months | Six months
For the period ended June 30 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 | 2025
Services (1) |  |  |  |
Wireless voice and data | 1,725 |  | 1,768 |  | 3,453 |  | 3,517 |
Wireline data (2) (3) | 2,222 |  | 2,025 |  | 4,427 |  | 4,039 |
Wireline voice (4) | 622 |  | 624 |  | 1,258 |  | 1,253 |
Media (5) | 849 |  | 773 |  | 1,561 |  | 1,474 |
Other wireline services (6) | 73 |  | 77 |  | 142 |  | 156 |
Total services | 5,491 |  | 5,267 |  | 10,841 |  | 10,439 |
Products (7) |  |  |  |
Wireless | 555 |  | 594 |  | 1,140 |  | 1,218 |
Wireline (8) | 130 |  | 224 |  | 363 |  | 358 |
Total products | 685 |  | 818 |  | 1,503 |  | 1,576 |
Total operating revenues | 6,176 |  | 6,085 |  | 12,344 |  | 12,015 |
(1)Our service revenues are generally recognized over time. (2)Includes Internet protocol television revenues. (3)Wireline data for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2026 include $197 million and $392 million of revenues from Bell CTS U.S., respectively. (4)Wireline voice for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2026 include $34 million and $70 million of revenues from Bell CTS U.S., respectively. (5)Includes streaming revenues. (6)Other wireline services for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2026 include $3 million and $6 million of revenues from Bell CTS U.S., respectively. (7)Our product revenues are generally recognized at a point in time. (8)Included in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2025 are revenues from finance leases related to our artificial intelligence (AI) facilities.

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