Bell Canada
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Formerly called
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The Bell Telephone Company of Canada (1880–1968) |
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| Industry |
Telecommunications Mass media |
| Founded | April 29, 1880; Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Founder | Charles Fleetford Sise |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Key people
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George Cope (CEO) |
| Products |
Fixed line and mobile telephony Internet services Digital television Radio broadcasting |
| Revenue |
 $21.51 billion CAD (2015) |
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$8.551 billion CAD (2015) |
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$2.730 billion CAD (2015) |
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Number of employees
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49,968 (2015) |
| Parent |
American Bell (1880-1899) AT&T Corporation (1899-1975) BCE Inc. (1983–present) |
| Subsidiaries |
Bell Media Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (37.5%) Bell Mobility Bell Aliant Virgin Mobile Canada Bell Internet Bell TV Bell Fibe TV Northwestel Télébec Dryden Municipal Telephone Service NorthernTel |
| Website | www.bell.ca |
Bell Canada (commonly referred to as Bell) is a Canadian telecommunications and media company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. Its subsidiaries include Bell Aliant, Northwestel, Télébec, Dryden Municipal Telephone Service and NorthernTel, it is the incumbent local exchange carrier for telephone and DSL Internet services in most of Canada east of Manitoba and in the northern territories, and a major competitive local exchange carrier for enterprise customers in the western provinces. Its subsidiary Bell Mobility (including Virgin Mobile Canada) is one of Canada's "big three" mobile telecommunications providers, while Bell TV provides direct-to-home satellite TV service. Bell Canada's principal competitors are Rogers Communications Canada in Ontario and Vidéotron General Partnership and Telus in Quebec. The company serves over 13 million phone lines and is headquartered at the Campus Bell complex in Montreal.
Bell Canada is one of the main assets of the conglomerate BCE Inc., formerly known as Bell Canada Enterprises, Inc. In addition to its core telecommunications operations, BCE owns Bell Media, which operates media properties including the CTV Television Network, and significant interests in the Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, owner of several Toronto professional sports franchises. BCE ranked number 262 on the 2011 edition of the Forbes Global 2000 list.
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