BCE Inc.
Canadian telecommunications and media company
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| November 4 2024 | BCE announced its intent to acquire U.S. telco Ziply Fiber, which operates in the Pacific Northwest, for $5 billion (US$3.6 billion). |
| September 18 2024 | BCE announced the sale of its 37.5% interest in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) to Rogers Communications for $4.7 billion. The sale was intended to fund foundational changes towards becoming a 'techco' rather than a 'telco'. |
| June 2024 | BCE agreed to sell Northwestel to a consortium of First Nations groups in Northern Canada for approximately $1 billion. |
| February 8 2024 | BCE announced a major workforce reduction of 4,800 positions, citing declining revenues and new CRTC requirements. The cuts significantly impacted Bell Media, including cutbacks at CTV News and plans to sell nearly half of its radio stations. |
| June 2023 | BCE announced cutting 1,300 positions across telecom and media operations, including closing or selling nine AM radio stations. Three stations—CKWW, CKOC, and CHAM—were sold to CINA Media Group. |
| July 19 2021 | Virgin Mobile was officially rebranded to Virgin Plus to reflect the brand's evolution beyond wireless offerings. |
| February 2021 | BCE announced the launch of its largest investment program to double the proportion of Canadians covered by 5G wireless networks. |
| 2020 | Mirko Bibic becomes CEO of BCE Inc., succeeding George A. Cope |
| 2016 | Bell Aliant's operations were consolidated into Bell Canada. |
| August 2015 | BCE sold its remaining 15% stake in The Globe and Mail to Woodbridge. |
| 2010 | BCE bought out the other owners, fully acquiring CTV's specialty television, digital media, conventional TV and radio broadcasting platforms. |
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