BCE Inc.
BCE provides wireless, broadband, television, and landline phone services in Canada. It is one of the Big Three national wireless carriers, with over 10 million customers constituting about 30% of the market. It is also the incumbent local exchange carrier—the legacy telephone provider—throughout much of the eastern half of Canada, including in the most populous Canadian provinces: Ontario and Quebec. BCE has a media segment that holds television, radio, and digital media assets. BCE licenses the Canadian rights to HBO Max and Starz.www.bce.ca
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Sep 29, 2026
Dwayne WinseckSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
A lot.
Dwayne WinseckSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Uh, Starlink has become the fifth largest, uh, internet access provider, uh, in Canada, so right up there after BCE, uh, Telus, Rogers, and, uh, Videotron.
Dwayne WinseckSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Uh, so it's a very large, uh, provider.
Dwayne WinseckSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Over half a million, uh, Canadians ha- are subscribing, uh, to the service, and this is not just Canadian households and individuals, but people living throughout the far north, rural areas, businesses, governments themselves.
EmilyHOST
Let's start with the headline that isn't even about football.
EmilyHOST
Rogers Communications has officially bought Bell Canada Enterprises' 37.5% stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment for $4.7 billion.
EmilyHOST
That gives Rogers a majority stake in Canada's largest sports conglomerate.
EmilyHOST
Chris, walk us through what this actually means for the Argonauts on the field.
Marella FernandezHOST
thank you for the question.
Marella FernandezHOST
We remind people BCE is a parent company of the channel under the Bell Media brand.
Marella FernandezHOST
So telecom question here generally, if it's for a dividend alone, would you look at it that way? Yeah,
Paul HarrisGUEST
I don't think they're going to cut their dividend again.
Paul HarrisGUEST
I think that that's one thing.
Paul HarrisGUEST
I think that they really have to get rid of non-core assets.
Paul HarrisGUEST
I think that's part of the problem for BCE, is getting rid of the non-core assets.
Paul HarrisGUEST
and really concentrate on the telecom business.
EmilyHOST
The transition into the Rogers era isn't just branding, it's ownership change.
EmilyHOST
Rogers bought Bell Canada Enterprises' 37.5% stake for $4.7 billion.
EmilyHOST
That's a lot of capital, but also a lot of scrutiny.
EmilyHOST
Does that help them on the field immediately?
EmilyHOST
Next up, the offensive line.
EmilyHOST
With the new ownership structure, are they investing in protection for Arbuckle? Rogers Communications announced it purchased Bell Canada Enterprises' 37.5% stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment for $4.7 billion.
EmilyHOST
So Rogers now has majority ownership.
EmilyHOST
How does that change the roster battles?
Akshay TandonHOST
And a quick, of course, check here.
Akshay TandonHOST
BCE is the parent company of BNN Bloomberg through its Bell Media division.
Akshay TandonHOST
All right.
Akshay TandonHOST
Next up, we have an email from Brad.
Akshay TandonHOST
So the next one you've opted for is Rogers Communications.
Akshay TandonHOST
Tell us more.
John ZechnerGUEST
Yeah, because we talked about BCE and Telus, and it's sort of the same story in terms of I think the worst is over for the industry.
John ZechnerGUEST
I think the pricing – Wars have sort of ended and you're getting a little bit more cooperation between the four major wireless players that remain.
Heather ButtsHOST
The initial plan was the subject of protests in the community this spring.
Heather ButtsHOST
CTV News is a division of Bell Media, which is a subsidiary of BCE.
Heather ButtsHOST
Concerns over the speedy development of artificial intelligence coming tonight from some top AI leaders warning their own technology could destroy humanity.
Heather ButtsHOST
The collective of tech giants urging people to slow things down.
Keith RichardsGUEST
Okay.
Keith RichardsGUEST
Um, yeah, so BCE, we used to own it in our income platform, 'cause it was paying this big dividend, and then it cut the dividend.
Keith RichardsGUEST
I think that was the...
Keith RichardsGUEST
Am I correct on that?
Keith RichardsGUEST
But-
Akshay TandonHOST
Okay.
Akshay TandonHOST
And of course, just wanna quickly mention that, uh, BCE, BCE is the parent company of, uh, Bell Media, and of course, uh, BN Bloomberg are part of that.
Akshay TandonHOST
But on that note, Steven, thank you for your question and your phone call.
EmilyHOST
Let's pivot to the money.
EmilyHOST
David in Mississauga asks, Rogers Communications bought Bell Canada Enterprises' 37.5% stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment for $4.7 billion.
EmilyHOST
How does this financial shift change the Argonauts' salary cap flexibility? This is huge news.
ChrisHOST
This is the biggest storyline in Canadian sports right now.
EmilyHOST
And let's not forget the Rogers deal.
EmilyHOST
They bought Bell Canada Enterprises' 37.5% stake in MLSC for $4.7 billion.
EmilyHOST
That's majority ownership.
EmilyHOST
What does that money mean for these roster spots?
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