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6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Operating Segments [Abstract]  
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Our results are reported in three segments: Bell CTS Canada, Bell CTS U.S. and Bell Media. On August 1, 2025, Bell Canada acquired Northwest Fiber Holdco, LLC (doing business as Ziply Fiber (Ziply Fiber)), the leading fibre Internet provider in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. The results from the acquired Ziply Fiber operations are included in the Bell CTS U.S. segment from the date of acquisition. Our segments reflect how we manage our business and how we classify our operations for planning and measuring performance.
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, 2026Note
Bell CTS
Canada (1)
Bell CTS
U.S. (2)
Bell
CTS
Bell
Media
Inter-segment
eliminations
BCE
Operating revenues
     External service revenues4,430 234 4,664 827  5,491 
     Inter-segment service revenues7  7 91 (98) 
Operating service revenues4,437 234 4,671 918 (98)5,491 
External/operating product revenues685  685   685 
    Total external revenues5,115 234 5,349 827  6,176 
    Total inter-segment revenues7  7 91 (98) 
Total operating revenues (3)
5,122 234 5,356 918 (98)6,176 
Operating costs6(2,759)(139)(2,898)(674)98 (3,474)
Adjusted EBITDA (4)
2,363 95 2,458 244  2,702 
Severance, acquisition and other costs7(43)(6)(49)(1) (50)
Depreciation and amortization(1,215)(101)(1,316)(60) (1,376)
Impairment of assets(6) (6)  (6)
Adjusted EBIT1,099 (12)1,087 183  1,270 
Finance costs
   Interest expense(469)
   Net return on post-employment benefit plans1236 
Net loss on investments(2)
Other income858 
Income taxes(264)
Net earnings629 
(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, 2025NoteBell
CTS
Bell
Media
Inter-segment
eliminations
BCE
Operating revenues
External service revenues4,509 758 — 5,267 
Inter-segment service revenues85 (92)— 
Operating service revenues4,516 843 (92)5,267 
External/operating product revenues818 — — 818 
Total external revenues5,327 758 — 6,085 
Total inter-segment revenues85 (92)— 
Total operating revenues (1)
5,334 843 (92)6,085 
Operating costs6(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 EBIT1,170 168 — 1,338 
Finance costs
Interest expense(442)
Net return on post-employment benefit plans1226 
Net losses on investments (3)
(8)
Other expense (3)
8(30)
Income taxes(240)
Net earnings644 
(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, 2026Note
Bell CTS
Canada (1)
Bell CTS
U.S. (2)
Bell
CTS
Bell
Media
Inter-segment
eliminations
BCE
Operating revenues
     External service revenues8,857 468 9,325 1,516  10,841 
     Inter-segment service revenues13  13 180 (193) 
Operating service revenues8,870 468 9,338 1,696 (193)10,841 
External/operating product revenues1,503  1,503   1,503 
    Total external revenues10,360 468 10,828 1,516  12,344 
    Total inter-segment revenues13  13 180 (193) 
Total operating revenues (3)
10,373 468 10,841 1,696 (193)12,344 
Operating costs6(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 costs7(27)(11)(38)(6) (44)
Depreciation and amortization(2,416)(198)(2,614)(118) (2,732)
Impairment of assets(11) (11)  (11)
Adjusted EBIT2,283 (12)2,271 275  2,546 
Finance costs
   Interest expense(913)
   Net return on post-employment benefit plans1273 
Net loss on investments(3)
Other income896 
Income taxes(503)
Net earnings1,296 
(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, 2025NoteBell
CTS
Bell
Media
Inter-segment
eliminations
BCE
Operating revenues
External service revenues8,990 1,449 — 10,439 
Inter-segment service revenues14 169 (183)— 
Operating service revenues9,004 1,618 (183)10,439 
External/operating product revenues1,576 — — 1,576 
Total external revenues10,566 1,449 — 12,015 
Total inter-segment revenues14 169 (183)— 
Total operating revenues (1)
10,580 1,618 (183)12,015 
Operating costs6(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 EBIT2,110 258 — 2,368 
Finance costs
Interest expense(865)
Net return on post-employment benefit plans1251 
Net losses on investments (3)
(10)
Other income (3)
8280 
Income taxes(497)
Net earnings1,327 
(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.
Revenues by services and products
The following table presents our revenues disaggregated by type of services and products by segment.
Three monthsSix months
For the period ended June 30
2026202520262025
Services (1)
Wireless voice and data1,725 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 services5,491 5,267 10,841 10,439 
Products (7)
Wireless555 594 1,140 1,218 
Wireline (8)
130 224 363 358 
Total products685 818 1,503 1,576 
Total operating revenues6,176 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.