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Bce Inc. – ‘40-F’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Friday, 3/8/24, at 9:24am ET   ·   For:  12/31/23   ·   Accession #:  1193125-24-63019   ·   File #:  1-08481

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 3/08/24  Bce Inc.                          40-F       12/31/23  184:26M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Annual Report by a Canadian Issuer   —   Form 40-F   —   SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 40-F        Annual Report by a Canadian Issuer                  HTML    120K 
 2: EX-97       Policy for the Recovery of Erroneously Awarded      HTML     57K 
                Incentive-Based Compensation                                     
 3: EX-99.1     Annual Information Form                             HTML    881K 
 4: EX-99.2     Management's Discussion and Analysis                HTML   2.11M 
 5: EX-99.3     Annual Audited Consolidated Financial Statements    HTML   3.01M 
10: EX-99.31    Certifications of the CEO and CFO Pursuant to       HTML     55K 
                Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley                                
11: EX-99.32    Certification of the CEO and CFO Pursuant to 18     HTML     48K 
                U.S.C. Section 1350                                              
 6: EX-99.4     Management's Report on Internal Control Over        HTML     54K 
                Financial Reporting and the Report                               
 7: EX-99.5     Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     46K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
 8: EX-99.6     Bell Canada Unaudited Selected Summary Financial    HTML    105K 
                Information                                                      
 9: EX-99.7     Exhibit to 2023 Annual Financial Statements -       HTML     46K 
                Earnings Coverage                                                
17: R1          Cover                                               HTML    160K 
18: R2          Audit information                                   HTML     52K 
19: R3          Consolidated income statements                      HTML     91K 
20: R4          Consolidated statements of comprehensive income     HTML     80K 
21: R5          Consolidated statements of comprehensive income     HTML     58K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
22: R6          Consolidated statements of financial position       HTML    164K 
23: R7          Consolidated statements of changes in equity        HTML     86K 
24: R8          Consolidated statements of cash flows               HTML    143K 
25: R9          Corporate information                               HTML     50K 
26: R10         Material accounting policies                        HTML    152K 
27: R11         Segmented information                               HTML    141K 
28: R12         Business acquisitions and disposition               HTML    107K 
29: R13         Operating costs                                     HTML     61K 
30: R14         Severance, acquisition and other costs              HTML     54K 
31: R15         Interest expense                                    HTML     54K 
32: R16         Impairment of assets                                HTML     54K 
33: R17         Other expense                                       HTML     65K 
34: R18         Income taxes                                        HTML    124K 
35: R19         Earnings per share                                  HTML     57K 
36: R20         Trade and other receivables                         HTML     67K 
37: R21         Inventory                                           HTML     54K 
38: R22         Contracts assets and liabilities                    HTML     95K 
39: R23         Contract costs                                      HTML     94K 
40: R24         Property, plant and equipment                       HTML    126K 
41: R25         Leases                                              HTML    116K 
42: R26         Intangible assets                                   HTML    192K 
43: R27         Investments in associates and joint ventures        HTML     65K 
44: R28         Other non-current assets                            HTML     60K 
45: R29         Goodwill                                            HTML     69K 
46: R30         Trade payables and other liabilities                HTML     63K 
47: R31         Debt due within one year                            HTML    144K 
48: R32         Long-term debt                                      HTML    144K 
49: R33         Provisions                                          HTML     66K 
50: R34         Post-employment benefit plans                       HTML    225K 
51: R35         Other non-current liabilities                       HTML     59K 
52: R36         Financial and capital management                    HTML    204K 
53: R37         Share capital                                       HTML    142K 
54: R38         Share-based payments                                HTML     98K 
55: R39         Additional cash flow information                    HTML    143K 
56: R40         Remaining performance obligations                   HTML     94K 
57: R41         Commitments and contingencies                       HTML     72K 
58: R42         Related party transactions                          HTML     64K 
59: R43         Significant partly-owned subsidiary                 HTML     71K 
60: R44         Assets held for sale                                HTML     59K 
61: R45         Material accounting policies (Policies)             HTML    198K 
62: R46         Material accounting policies (Tables)               HTML    279K 
63: R47         Segmented information (Tables)                      HTML    137K 
64: R48         Business acquisitions and disposition (Tables)      HTML     99K 
65: R49         Operating costs (Tables)                            HTML     60K 
66: R50         Severance, acquisition and other costs (Tables)     HTML     52K 
67: R51         Interest expense (Tables)                           HTML     53K 
68: R52         Other expense (Tables)                              HTML     60K 
69: R53         Income taxes (Tables)                               HTML    126K 
70: R54         Earnings per share (Tables)                         HTML     56K 
71: R55         Trade and other receivables (Tables)                HTML     64K 
72: R56         Inventory (Tables)                                  HTML     52K 
73: R57         Contracts assets and liabilities (Tables)           HTML     73K 
74: R58         Contract costs (Tables)                             HTML     55K 
75: R59         Property, plant and equipment (Tables)              HTML    130K 
76: R60         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    114K 
77: R61         Intangible assets (Tables)                          HTML    195K 
78: R62         Investments in associates and joint ventures        HTML     82K 
                (Tables)                                                         
79: R63         Other non-current assets (Tables)                   HTML     58K 
80: R64         Goodwill (Tables)                                   HTML     67K 
81: R65         Trade payables and other liabilities (Tables)       HTML     62K 
82: R66         Debt due within one year (Tables)                   HTML    130K 
83: R67         Long-term debt (Tables)                             HTML     94K 
84: R68         Provisions (Tables)                                 HTML     64K 
85: R69         Post-employment benefit plans (Tables)              HTML    231K 
86: R70         Other non-current liabilities (Tables)              HTML     58K 
87: R71         Financial and capital management (Tables)           HTML    205K 
88: R72         Share capital (Tables)                              HTML    133K 
89: R73         Share-based payments (Tables)                       HTML     97K 
90: R74         Additional cash flow information (Tables)           HTML    142K 
91: R75         Remaining performance obligations (Tables)          HTML     59K 
92: R76         Commitments and contingencies (Tables)              HTML     65K 
93: R77         Related party transactions (Tables)                 HTML     83K 
94: R78         Significant partly-owned subsidiary (Tables)        HTML     76K 
95: R79         Assets held for sale (Tables)                       HTML     56K 
96: R80         Material accounting policies - Revenue from         HTML     55K 
                Contracts with Customers (Details)                               
97: R81         Material accounting policies - Share-Based          HTML     58K 
                Payments (Details)                                               
98: R82         Material accounting policies - Depreciation and     HTML     68K 
                Amortization (Details)                                           
99: R83         Material accounting policies - Post-Employment      HTML     52K 
                Benefit Plans (Details)                                          
100: R84         Material accounting policies - Adoption of New or   HTML     55K  
                Amended Accounting Standards (Details)                           
101: R85         Segmented information - Narrative (Details)         HTML     51K  
102: R86         Segmented information - Segmented Information       HTML    140K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R87         Segmented information - Revenues by Services and    HTML     72K  
                Products (Details)                                               
104: R88         Business acquisitions and disposition - Narrative   HTML    102K  
                (Details)                                                        
105: R89         Business acquisitions and disposition - Summary of  HTML     83K  
                Fair Value of Consideration From FX Innovation                   
                Acquisition (Details)                                            
106: R90         Business acquisitions and disposition - Summary of  HTML     90K  
                Assets and Liabilities Sold (Details)                            
107: R91         Business acquisitions and disposition -             HTML     86K  
                Acquisition of Distributel (Details)                             
108: R92         Business acquisitions and disposition - Summary of  HTML     75K  
                Fair Value of Consideration From EBOX Acquisition                
                (Details)                                                        
109: R93         Operating costs (Details)                           HTML     65K  
110: R94         Severance, acquisition and other costs (Details)    HTML     60K  
111: R95         Interest expense (Details)                          HTML     62K  
112: R96         Impairment of assets (Details)                      HTML     74K  
113: R97         Other expense - Schedule of Other Expense           HTML     66K  
                (Details)                                                        
114: R98         Other expense - Narrative (Details)                 HTML     69K  
115: R99         Income taxes - Significant Components of Income     HTML     66K  
                Taxes Deducted from Net Earnings (Details)                       
116: R100        Income taxes - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     62K  
117: R101        Income taxes - Reconciliation of Reported Income    HTML     73K  
                Taxes in the Income Statement (Details)                          
118: R102        Income taxes - Disclosure of Current and Deferred   HTML     61K  
                Taxes (Details)                                                  
119: R103        Income taxes - Deferred Taxes Resulting From        HTML     81K  
                Temporary Differences (Details)                                  
120: R104        Earnings per share (Details)                        HTML     61K  
121: R105        Trade and other receivables - Schedule of Trade     HTML     64K  
                and Other Receivables (Details)                                  
122: R106        Trade and other receivables - Schedule of Wireless  HTML     62K  
                Device Financing Plan Receivables (Details)                      
123: R107        Inventory (Details)                                 HTML     55K  
124: R108        Contracts assets and liabilities (Details)          HTML     82K  
125: R109        Contract costs (Details)                            HTML     60K  
126: R110        Property, plant and equipment - Schedule of         HTML    108K  
                Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)                          
127: R111        Leases - Disclosure of Right-Of-Use Assets          HTML     96K  
                (Details)                                                        
128: R112        Leases - Leases Income Statement (Details)          HTML     56K  
129: R113        Leases - Narrative (Details)                        HTML     48K  
130: R114        Intangible assets (Details)                         HTML    159K  
131: R115        Investments in associates and joint ventures        HTML     79K  
                (Details)                                                        
132: R116        Other non-current assets (Details)                  HTML     60K  
133: R117        Goodwill - Changes in carrying amounts of goodwill  HTML     66K  
                (Details)                                                        
134: R118        Goodwill - Narrative (Details)                      HTML     55K  
135: R119        Goodwill - Key assumptions used to estimate the     HTML     56K  
                recoverable amounts (Details)                                    
136: R120        Trade payables and other liabilities (Details)      HTML     72K  
137: R121        Debt due within one year - Schedule of Debt Due     HTML     74K  
                Within One Year (Details)                                        
138: R122        Debt due within one year - Narrative (Details)      HTML     63K  
139: R123        Debt due within one year - Details of Securitized   HTML     50K  
                Trade Receivables (Details)                                      
140: R124        Debt due within one year - Summary of Total Bank    HTML     96K  
                Credit Facilities (Details)                                      
141: R125        Long-term debt - Summary of Long-Term Debt          HTML    104K  
                (Details)                                                        
142: R126        Long-term debt - Narrative (Details)                HTML    128K  
143: R127        Provisions (Details)                                HTML     68K  
144: R128        Post-employment benefit plans - Components of       HTML     59K  
                Post-Employment Benefit Plans Service Cost                       
                (Details)                                                        
145: R129        Post-employment benefit plans - Components of       HTML     53K  
                Post-Employment Benefit Plans Financing Cost                     
                (Details)                                                        
146: R130        Post-employment benefit plans - Defined Benefit     HTML     57K  
                Plans Recognized in Comprehensive Income (Details)               
147: R131        Post-employment benefit plans - Components of       HTML    121K  
                Post-Employment Benefit (Obligations) Assets                     
                (Details)                                                        
148: R132        Post-employment benefit plans - Funded Status of    HTML     77K  
                Post-Employment Benefit Plans Cost (Details)                     
149: R133        Post-employment benefit plans - Significant         HTML     82K  
                Assumptions (Details)                                            
150: R134        Post-employment benefit plans - Healthcare Cost     HTML     76K  
                Trend Rates and Sensitivity Analysis (Details)                   
151: R135        Post-employment benefit plans - Post-Employment     HTML    114K  
                Benefit Plan Assets (Details)                                    
152: R136        Post-employment benefit plans - Disclosure of       HTML     63K  
                Contributions to Post-Employment Benefit Plans                   
                (Details)                                                        
153: R137        Other non-current liabilities (Details)             HTML     58K  
154: R138        Financial and capital management - Fair Value       HTML     55K  
                Details of Financial Instruments Measured at                     
                Amortized Cost (Details)                                         
155: R139        Financial and capital management - Financial        HTML     84K  
                Instruments Measured at Fair Value (Details)                     
156: R140        Financial and capital management - Change in        HTML     63K  
                Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Details)                        
157: R141        Financial and capital management - Details on       HTML     62K  
                Trade Receivables Not Impaired (Details)                         
158: R142        Financial and capital management - Maturity         HTML    134K  
                Analysis for Recognized Financial Liabilities                    
                (Details)                                                        
159: R143        Financial and capital management - Market Risk      HTML    215K  
                Narrative (Details)                                              
160: R144        Financial and capital management - Schedule of      HTML    103K  
                Foreign Currency Forward Contracts and Options                   
                (Details)                                                        
161: R145        Financial and capital management - Capital          HTML     75K  
                Management (Details)                                             
162: R146        Share capital - Summary of Principal Terms of       HTML    165K  
                Preference Shares (Details)                                      
163: R147        Share capital - Narrative (Details)                 HTML    122K  
164: R148        Share capital - Summary of Outstanding Common       HTML     68K  
                Shares (Details)                                                 
165: R149        Share-based payments - Share-based Payment Amounts  HTML     56K  
                Included in the Income Statements as Operating                   
                Costs (Details)                                                  
166: R150        Share-based payments - Narrative (Details)          HTML     83K  
167: R151        Share-based payments - Outstanding RSUs/PSUs        HTML     63K  
                Activity (Details)                                               
168: R152        Share-based payments - Outstanding Stock Options    HTML     68K  
                (Details)                                                        
169: R153        Share-based payments - Stock Options Exercise       HTML     70K  
                Prices and Weighted Average Remaining Life                       
                (Details)                                                        
170: R154        Additional cash flow information (Details)          HTML    128K  
171: R155        Remaining performance obligations (Details)         HTML     75K  
172: R156        Commitments and contingencies (Details)             HTML     94K  
173: R157        Related party transactions - Summary of             HTML     56K  
                Significant Subsidiaries (Details)                               
174: R158        Related party transactions - Narrative (Details)    HTML     55K  
175: R159        Related party transactions - Compensation of Key    HTML     55K  
                Management Personnel (Details)                                   
176: R160        Significant partly-owned subsidiary - Summarized    HTML     78K  
                Statements of Financial Position (Details)                       
177: R161        Significant partly-owned subsidiary - Selected      HTML     70K  
                Income and Cash Flow Information (Details)                       
178: R162        Assets held for sale - Narrative (Details)          HTML     67K  
179: R163        Assets held for sale - Schedule of Assets and       HTML     76K  
                Liabilities Held For Sale (Details)                              
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