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Forward-looking statements are presented in the following webpages for the purpose of assisting readers in understanding our objectives, strategic priorities and business outlook as well as our anticipated operating environment. Readers are cautioned, however, that such information may not be appropriate for other purposes.</p> <p class="margin-b-30">We have made certain economic, market, operational and other assumptions in preparing the forward-looking statements contained in the following webpages, which include, without limitation, the assumptions described in the subsections of the BCE 2023 Annual MD&A entitled <em>Assumptions</em>, which subsections are incorporated by reference in this cautionary statement. Subject to various factors, we believe that our assumptions were reasonable at March 7, 2024. If our assumptions turn out to be inaccurate, actual results or events could be materially different from what we expect.</p> <p class="margin-b-30">Important risk factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the previously-mentioned forward-looking statements and other forward-looking statements contained in the following webpages, include, but are not limited to, the risks described in section 9, <em>Business risks</em> of the BCE 2023 Annual MD&A, which section is incorporated by reference in this cautionary statement.</p> <p class="margin-b-30">Forward-looking statements contained in the following webpages for periods beyond 2024 involve longer-term assumptions and estimates than forward-looking statements for 2024 and are consequently subject to greater uncertainty. 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In the summer of 1877, he transfers 75% of these rights to his father Melville, who proceeds to start up a telephone company in Canada.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Birth of the Canadian telephone business">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Birth of the Canadian telephone business">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="17117d96-edcd-4cb3-8a69-43fefdbe33ea" class="item history" data-order="1" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/1877_B-00738.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/1877_B-00738.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1877 Pioneering the telephone industry"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1877</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Pioneering the telephone industry</h3> <p class="summary">Alexander Graham Bell transfers 75% of the Canadian telephone patent rights to his father Melville, who starts up a Canadian telephone business, initially leasing wooden hand telephones to customers to use on private lines.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Pioneering the telephone industry">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Pioneering the telephone industry">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cards-loader txtCenter standard-outline-no-relative"> <div class="spacer25" aria-hidden="true"></div> <button class="btn btn-primary relative">Expand all 1870 – 1889 (13)</button> <div class="overflow hidden"> <div id="710878c2-a857-4190-8b79-08900cdc3d8c" class="item technology" data-order="2" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1877_B00619.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1877_B00619.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1877 Launch of the Bell telephone"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1877</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Launch of the Bell telephone</h3> <p class="summary">Melville Bell begins leasing pairs of wooden telephones to customers for use on private lines.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Launch of the Bell telephone">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Launch of the Bell telephone">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="6653a36e-2825-4fff-9df7-b99dc290b174" class="item history" data-order="3" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/1879_A-00604.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/1879_A-00604.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1879 Selling the Canadian patent"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1879</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Selling the Canadian patent</h3> <p class="summary">Anxious to join his son in the United States, Melville Bell sells his Canadian telephone patent rights to William H. Forbes and his associates at the National Bell Telephone Company of Boston.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Selling the Canadian patent">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Selling the Canadian patent">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="e852373a-da96-469a-96a8-d5150ba5c948" class="item president" data-order="4" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/Andrew_Robertson.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/Robertson_13733.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Andrew Robertson"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Andrew Robertson</h3> <span class="subTitle">President from<br/>June 1880 to March 1890</span> <p class="summary">Andrew Robertson emigrated from Scotland to Canada in 1853, quickly establishing himself as one of Montréal’s leading merchants. In addition to becoming the first president of The Bell Telephone Company of Canada, he held prominent roles at the Montréal General Hospital and the Montréal Harbour Commission.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Andrew Robertson">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Andrew Robertson">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="651d963e-e548-4626-ae7e-b4049a41ffc1" class="item president" data-order="5" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/mary-rosetta-warren.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/mary-rosetta-warren.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Mary Rosetta Warren"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Mary Rosetta Warren</h3> <span class="subTitle"></span> <p class="summary">Mary Rosetta Warren was one of the first telephone operators hired by Bell in Montréal in 1880. She became a clerk in 1891 and eventually joined the Office of the President in charge of correspondence and records – the first woman appointed to a position within that office.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Mary Rosetta Warren">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Mary Rosetta Warren">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="6c5671be-9a06-4d75-971e-7f49ffbd1e66" class="item logo" data-order="6" data-category="logo"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 full-height-icon lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/thumbnails/1880.jpg"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/zoomed/1880.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1880 – 1891"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">1880 – 1891</h3> <p class="summary">The Board of Directors adopted the first crest as Company By-law No. 14 on June 16, 1880 and it received the approval of the shareholders at a special meeting on December 13 the same year. A double red band receiver, the type used on telephone sets of the period, is depicted along with the company’s name and date of incorporation.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about 1880 – 1891">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about 1880 – 1891">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="39e9d127-9cf3-48dc-ac65-e025139c7505" class="item technology" data-order="7" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1880_A28143.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1880_A28143.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1880 New products hit the market"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1880</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">New products hit the market</h3> <p class="summary">Launch of the Blake magneto wall set, one of the first telephone models leased to clients by the newly incorporated Bell Telephone Company of Canada. The phone consists of three boxes mounted on a backboard. The top box contains the bells and the magneto generator used to signal the operator. In the middle is the transmitter, while the bottom box houses a battery. The receiver hangs on a hook on the side of the magneto.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about New products hit the market">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about New products hit the market">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="3a4f00cc-209b-4e1f-9e9b-aa0b9e70b910" class="item history" data-order="8" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/1880_A-03130.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/1880_A-03130.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1880 Creation of a new company"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1880</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Creation of a new company</h3> <p class="summary">The National Bell Telephone Company of Boston sends Charles Fleetford Sise to Montréal to organize a Canadian telephone company. The Bell Telephone Company of Canada is incorporated by Federal charter on April 29.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Creation of a new company">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Creation of a new company">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="48bc1c60-ce40-42aa-a2bd-2f0c2ba89479" class="item history" data-order="9" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/1880_B-29301.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/1880_B-29301.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1880 First shareholders meet"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1880</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">First shareholders meet</h3> <p class="summary"> Bell’s first general meeting of shareholders is held at the Queen’s Hotel in Toronto on <span class="txtNoWrap">June 1,</span> attended by 3 people: Andrew Robertson, Charles F. Sise and Hugh Cossart Baker. </p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about First shareholders meet">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about First shareholders meet">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="4dfed18d-4c32-4bba-89a3-16938ddcc33e" class="item technology" data-order="10" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1881_B50005_01_thumb_b.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1881_B50005_01.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1881 First public telephone"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1881</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">First public telephone</h3> <p class="summary">Bell installs its first public telephone outside its offices in Hamilton, Ontario.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="574843ea-7219-46d3-b2b2-dec4add4e1ae" class="item technology" data-order="11" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1881_FirstLongDistanceLine_B25556.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1881_FirstLongDistanceLine_B25556.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1881 First long distance line"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1881</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">First long distance line</h3> <p class="summary">Bell constructs its first long distance line between Hamilton and Toronto.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="f96ca601-8504-42a8-ba4f-47e94a49e4fa" class="item technology" data-order="12" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1881_Windsor_A04328.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1881_Windsor_A04328.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1881 Telephone lines go underwater"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1881</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Telephone lines go underwater</h3> <p class="summary">The world’s first international submarine telephone cable is successfully placed between Windsor and Detroit.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Telephone lines go underwater">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Telephone lines go underwater">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="55312522-c8fd-4ff3-8ded-db5be62cc757" class="item history" data-order="13" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/1882.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/1882.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1882 Subject to regulation"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1882</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Subject to regulation</h3> <p class="summary">An amendment to Bell’s charter on July 9 stipulates that any future increases in telephone rates must first be approved by the Governor in Council, marking the first time the company is subject to regulation.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> 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</a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1882</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Creation of the Bell Mechanical Dept.</h3> <p class="summary">On July 24, Charles W. Brown of Boston and two assistants start work manufacturing telephone sets for Bell, initially operating as The Bell Mechanical Department, which becomes The Northern Electric & Manufacturing Company in 1895.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Creation of the Bell Mechanical Dept.">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Creation of the Bell Mechanical Dept.">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="18901909" class="history-section hidden liquid-container hero-10"> <div class="lazy-image hero" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/headers/header_1890-1909.jpg"> <div class="spacer50" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50 hidden-sm" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer30-xs" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer30-xs" aria-hidden="true"></div> <h2 class="txtSize32-sm txtSize24-xs bellSlimBlack txtCenter txtBlack section-title">1890 – 1909</h2> </div> <div class="spacer20" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="fallback hidden"> <div class="message"> <img src="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/zoomed/2008.jpg" class="img-fluid" width="100" alt="
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Before becoming president, Mr. Sise directed the day-to-day operations of the company as General Manager. He is considered the founder of The Bell Telephone Company of Canada, incorporated by Federal Charter on April 29, 1880.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Charles Fleetford Sise">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Charles Fleetford Sise">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="b39569ba-262d-49f7-9582-b15cbbcd0105" class="item logo" data-order="1" data-category="logo"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 full-height-icon lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/thumbnails/1891.jpg"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/zoomed/1891.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1891 – 1895"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">1891 – 1895</h3> <p class="summary">This crest has the appearance of a military badge. The Blake transmitter – named after the inventor, Francis Blake – and the double red bank receiver appear at the bottom of the design. A telephone pole line is illustrated in the center.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about 1891 – 1895">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about 1891 – 1895">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cards-loader txtCenter standard-outline-no-relative"> <div class="spacer25" aria-hidden="true"></div> <button class="btn btn-primary relative">Expand all 1890 – 1909 (6)</button> <div class="overflow hidden"> <div id="5660fbe5-8f49-4986-9c99-9bf94e8e41b7" class="item logo" data-order="2" data-category="logo"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 full-height-icon lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/thumbnails/1895.jpg"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/zoomed/1895.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1895 – 1902"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">1895 – 1902</h3> <p class="summary">On November 29, 1895, The Bell Telephone Company of Canada obtained authorization to use American Telephone & Telegraph Company’s “Blue Bell” insignia.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about 1895 – 1902">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about 1895 – 1902">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="f588db7c-5d30-4983-9b4e-fc36890fa958" class="item technology" data-order="3" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1896_B01544.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1896_B01544.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1896 Montréal and Toronto are linked"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1896</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Montréal and Toronto are linked</h3> <p class="summary">Launch of direct long distance service between Montréal and Toronto, made possible by a newly-constructed copper metallic line.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" 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class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1897</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">The big move</h3> <p class="summary">On May 1, Bell team members begin moving into the first company-owned head office building at 118 Notre-Dame St. W., Montréal.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about The big move">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about The big move">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="3fa29b4b-c3ff-4b1a-a66e-84f9e2084da3" class="item technology" data-order="5" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1900_CommonBattery.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1900_CommonBattery.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1900 The crank, a thing of the past"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1900</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">The crank, a thing of the past</h3> <p class="summary">Common battery service is introduced, allowing users to simply pick up the receiver instead of turning a crank on the telephone to signal the operator.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about The crank, a thing of the past">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about The crank, a 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name.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about 1902 – 1922">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about 1902 – 1922">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="e98abf49-b2f9-428d-9912-af1c0a648c0b" class="item history" data-order="7" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/1909_A-03153.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/1909_A-03153.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1909 On the road"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1909</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">On the road</h3> <p class="summary">Bell purchases its first motor vehicle, built in Orillia, Ontario by the Tudhope Carriage Company.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="19101929" class="history-section hidden liquid-container hero-11"> <div class="lazy-image hero" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/headers/header_1910-1929.jpg"> <div class="spacer50" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50 spacer30-xs" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50 spacer30-xs" aria-hidden="true"></div> <h2 class="txtSize32-sm txtSize24-xs bellSlimBlack txtCenter txtBlack section-title">1910 - 1929</h2> </div> <div class="spacer20" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="fallback hidden"> <div class="message"> <img src="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/zoomed/2008.jpg" 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By the end of 1918, 833 employees had enlisted for military service abroad and 79 had made the ultimate sacrifice.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about A commitment to employees">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about A commitment to employees">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="b226cd45-2b02-4c1e-8829-6d481ae73a15" class="item president" data-order="1" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/Lewis_Brown_McFarlane.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/McFarlane_A30479.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Lewis Brown McFarlane"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Lewis Brown McFarlane</h3> <span class="subTitle">President from<br/>February 1915 to March 1925</span> <p class="summary">Montréal-born Lewis McFarlane expressed an interest in telegraphy as early as 1865. As an employee of the Dominion Telegraph Company, his work on behalf of Alexander Graham Bell led to the world’s first <span class="txtNoWrap">one-way</span> long distance call between Brantford and Paris, Ontario in 1876. He joined Bell in 1880.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Lewis Brown McFarlane">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Lewis Brown McFarlane">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cards-loader txtCenter standard-outline-no-relative"> <div class="spacer25" aria-hidden="true"></div> <button class="btn btn-primary relative">Expand all 1910 - 1929 (9)</button> <div class="overflow hidden"> <div id="745d023e-7b93-4f94-8a48-34e611524a71" class="item technology" data-order="2" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1916_B03351.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1916_B03351.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1916 Hello Vancouver"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1916</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Hello Vancouver</h3> <p class="summary">Montréal is connected to Vancouver via telephone for the first time. The call is made through Buffalo, Chicago, Omaha, Salt Lake City, and Portland, a circuit of 6,763 kilometres.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Hello Vancouver">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Hello Vancouver">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="81b226cc-9535-4cb7-955d-3b1b786599a8" class="item history" data-order="3" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/1920_A-04438.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/1920_A-04438.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1920 First employees share plan"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1920</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">First employees share plan</h3> <p class="summary">Bell’s first Stock Purchase Plan for team members is introduced on May 1, with 2,271 employees taking advantage of the offer by acquiring a total of 8,548 shares.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about First employees share plan">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about First employees share plan">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="ad8e4165-7e29-4feb-a12d-0e1c57799c5a" class="item logo" data-order="4" data-category="logo"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 full-height-icon lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/thumbnails/1922.jpg"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/zoomed/1922.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1922 – 1940"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">1922 – 1940</h3> <p class="summary">Maple leaves replaced the star, giving the logo a distinct Canadian look.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about 1922 – 1940">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about 1922 – 1940">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="7a906244-2f1a-46f5-a146-bd0aa4d2fac5" class="item technology" data-order="5" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1924_B08511.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1924_B08511.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1924-1925 Dial service introduced"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1924-1925</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Dial service introduced</h3> <p class="summary">Bell launches dial service in Montréal and Toronto.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="8418d914-c164-45d2-967e-28f3c5037d7e" class="item president" data-order="6" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/SISE_JR.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/SiseJr_A19083.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Charles Fleetford Sise, Jr."> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Charles Fleetford Sise, Jr.</h3> <span class="subTitle">President from<br/>March 1925 to November 1944</span> <p class="summary">Son of Charles Fleetford Sise Sr., C.F. Sise Jr. graduated from McGill University in 1897 with a degree in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering before embarking on apprenticeships with the Ottawa Electric Company, the Northern Electric Company, and American Telephone & Telegraph in New York, finally joining Bell in 1899. During his 19 years as President, Mr. Sise’s foresight and sound business judgement advanced the company in the quality and scope of its service and its financial stability.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Charles Fleetford Sise, Jr.">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Charles Fleetford Sise, Jr.">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="ffa51c4f-409c-4285-9259-c68be54980e0" class="item technology" data-order="7" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1927_Combo.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1927_Combo.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1927 New combined telephone set"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1927</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">New combined telephone set</h3> <p class="summary">Bell introduces new receiver-transmitter sets, ushering in the era of combination handset telephones.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about New combined telephone set">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about New combined telephone set">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="05b0a493-2c0c-490c-9e3d-abeb5bc7f1a9" class="item technology" data-order="8" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1927_A06138.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1927_A06138.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1927 Radio from coast to coast"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1927</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Radio from coast to coast</h3> <p class="summary">The first national radio broadcast for the Diamond Jubilee of Confederation on July 1.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="d6f00247-6937-48a3-a412-5ee657e69e2f" class="item technology" data-order="9" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/1927_GreatBritain_BB_Nov1927.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1927_GreatBritain_BB_Nov1927.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1927 Speaking with Great Britain"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1927</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Speaking with Great Britain</h3> <p class="summary">Inauguration of commercial transatlantic telephone service by Prime Ministers W.L. Mackenzie King of Canada and Stanley Baldwin of Great Britain.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Speaking with Great Britain">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Speaking with Great Britain">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="58fc4497-4a10-4d85-bef7-d22f221ffdaf" class="item history" data-order="10" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/1929_A-17292-82.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/1929_A-17292-82.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1929 A new head office"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1929</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">A new head office</h3> <p class="summary">Bell moves its head office from 118 <span class="txtNoWrap">Notre-Dame</span> Street West to 1050 Beaver Hall Hill. Designed by architects Barott and Blackader of Montréal, it was the city's second tallest structure at the time.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about A new head office">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about A new head office">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="19301949" class="history-section hidden liquid-container hero-4"> <div class="lazy-image hero" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/headers/header_1930.jpg"> <div class="spacer50" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50 hidden-sm" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50 spacer20-md hidden-sm" aria-hidden="true"></div> <h2 class="txtSize32-sm txtSize24-xs bellSlimBlack txtCenter txtBlack section-title">1930 – 1949</h2> </div> <div class="spacer20" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="fallback hidden"> <div class="message"> <img src="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/zoomed/2008.jpg" class="img-fluid" width="100" alt="
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In total, 2,543 Bell team members enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces or were redeployed to technical or other work during WWII. 93 made the ultimate sacrifice.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Supporting colleagues at the front">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Supporting colleagues at the front">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cards-loader txtCenter standard-outline-no-relative"> <div class="spacer25" aria-hidden="true"></div> <button class="btn btn-primary relative">Expand all 1930 – 1949 (6)</button> <div class="overflow hidden"> <div id="51288843-28ce-4463-94e6-c15b93b1ff3d" class="item logo" data-order="2" data-category="logo"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 full-height-icon lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/thumbnails/1940.jpg"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/zoomed/1940.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1940 – 1947"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">1940 – 1947</h3> <p class="summary">President Charles Fleetford Sise, Jr., approved this simpler design on December 18, 1939. It was introduced on January 1, 1940.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about 1940 – 1947">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about 1940 – 1947">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="769f7cff-ac26-45c7-b134-74d22ce67413" class="item technology" data-order="3" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1941_B37329.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1941_B37329.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1941 Iconic phone booth"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1941</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Iconic phone booth</h3> <p class="summary">Bell introduces the outdoor telephone booth.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="abce47d6-a63f-444d-a238-8be3ba4feac5" class="item history" data-order="4" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/1943_A-34508-01.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/1943_A-34508-01.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1943 A new workforce"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1943</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">A new workforce</h3> <p class="summary">As a result of resources being shifted due to WWII, a growing number of women are trained as technicians in Bell central offices.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about A new workforce">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about A new workforce">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="5cb714fe-fd57-4198-9399-a9b25a6a3f02" class="item president" data-order="5" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/Frederick_Johnson.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/Johnson_BioFile.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Frederick Johnson"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Frederick Johnson</h3> <span class="subTitle">President from<br/>November 1944 to June 1953</span> <p class="summary"> Mr. Johnson began his business career in 1904 with the National Telephone Company in Southport, England where he was born. He immigrated to Canada in 1910 and joined Bell as a ledger-keeper that same year. He served successively as Accountant, Chief Accountant, Assistant Comptroller, Comptroller and Vice-President before being named President in 1944. His time in office was marked by the completion of Bell’s wartime service initiatives and the subsequent challenges of post-war development.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Frederick Johnson">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Frederick Johnson">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="d0d2c926-2511-4554-b23a-ae710127718d" class="item technology" data-order="6" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1947_B15930.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1947_B15930.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1947 A telephone that can follow you"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1947</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">A telephone that can follow you</h3> <p class="summary">Bell launches Canada’s first commercial mobile telephone service.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="89adb598-8cc4-40a5-8fcb-482dee26e1bd" class="item logo" data-order="7" data-category="logo"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 full-height-icon lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/thumbnails/1947.jpg"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/zoomed/1947.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1947 – 1965"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">1947 – 1965</h3> <p class="summary">President Frederick Johnson approved this new logo in April 1947. The principal changes incorporated in the new emblem were: the substitution of the words “Local and Long Distance Telephone” for “Service” on the bell, the re-design of the bell, and an increase in the size and clarity of the company name.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about 1947 – 1965">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about 1947 – 1965">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="19501969" class="history-section hidden liquid-container hero-12"> <div class="lazy-image hero" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/headers/header_1950-1969.jpg"> <div class="spacer50" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50 hidden-sm hidden-md" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50 hidden-sm hidden-md" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50 hidden-sm hidden-md" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer30 hidden-sm hidden-md" aria-hidden="true"></div> <h2 class="txtSize32-sm txtSize24-xs bellSlimBlack txtCenter txtBlack section-title">1950 – 1969</h2> </div> <div class="spacer20" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="fallback hidden"> <div class="message"> <img src="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/zoomed/2008.jpg" class="img-fluid" width="100" alt="
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 " /> </div> </div> <div class="masonry"> <div class="masonry-col"></div> <div class="masonry-col"></div> <div class="masonry-col"></div> <div id="78b384fc-f290-4a1d-acc1-9d755b22a7a4" class="item technology" data-order="0" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1953_EN.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1953_EN.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1953 Television premiere"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1953</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Television premiere</h3> <p class="summary">Bell establishes the first permanent television link between 2 countries, bringing US programming from Buffalo, New York, to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Toronto.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Television premiere">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Television premiere">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="428751a1-5e04-49f3-875d-a7fb347c40a8" class="item president" data-order="1" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/Eadie_BioFile.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/Eadie_BioFile.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Thomas Wardrope Eadie"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Thomas Wardrope Eadie</h3> <span class="subTitle">President from<br/>July 1953 to July 1963</span> <p class="summary">Thomas Eadie graduated from McGill University with an Engineering degree in 1923 and immediately signed on with the company. Over the next 3 decades he occupied various engineering and administrative positions before being appointed President. In the 1950’s, Mr. Eadie presided over the company’s role in building the Trans Canada Microwave System, a major engineering achievement at the time.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Thomas Wardrope Eadie">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Thomas Wardrope Eadie">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cards-loader txtCenter standard-outline-no-relative"> <div class="spacer25" aria-hidden="true"></div> <button class="btn btn-primary relative">Expand all 1950 – 1969 (14)</button> <div class="overflow hidden"> <div id="69977130-9da0-4e58-aa7d-fc06b40ce890" class="item technology" data-order="2" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1956_EN.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1956_EN.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1956 Introducing DDD"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1956</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Introducing DDD</h3> <p class="summary"> Bell offers Direct Distance Dialling service, enabling customers to dial long distance calls without operator assistance. </p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Introducing DDD">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Introducing DDD">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="8ba4d1a1-6bd0-42cf-827e-829fe69ddf00" class="item technology" data-order="3" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1957_A24383.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1957_A24383.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1957 Always in when you’re out"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1957</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Always in when you’re out</h3> <p class="summary">Bell introduces automatic telephone answering and recording sets to customers.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="4192c10a-775a-42a4-8a5c-05a306b6f3f2" class="item technology" data-order="4" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1958_Data_A27190.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1958_Data_A27190.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1958 A new era in data"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1958</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">A new era in data</h3> <p class="summary">Bell launches Dataphone service in Montréal and Toronto, enabling the transmission of business machine data from punch cards and magnetic tape.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about A new era in data">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about A new era in data">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="3071344e-9a4c-4ae4-bc03-ce4854e20efb" class="item technology" data-order="5" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1958_A23765.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1958_A23765.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1958 The microwave revolution"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1958</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">The microwave revolution</h3> <p class="summary"> Bell launches a 6,400-kilometer network of microwave links, the longest in the world, capable of transporting telephone conversations, Teletype messages and television signals. </p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about The microwave revolution">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about The microwave revolution">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="162fc2df-3ffe-4ef2-a8f3-679b9bce0ead" class="item technology" data-order="6" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1960_A21877.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1960_A21877.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1960 The 7 digits"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1960</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">The 7 digits</h3> <p class="summary">Bell introduces All Number Calling (7-digit telephone numbers).</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="55eb0b4b-0b83-4011-9afe-084a78298e0f" class="item technology" data-order="7" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1961_A34452.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1961_A34452.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1961 Beep!Beep!"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1961</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Beep!Beep!</h3> <p class="summary">Bell introduces the Bellboy wireless paging system.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="61245f1c-0dc6-4e0e-8641-0263dcb6fc9a" class="item technology" data-order="8" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1962_A24759_.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1962_A24759_.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1962 Facsimile first"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1962</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Facsimile first</h3> <p class="summary">Bell is the first telephone company in the world to offer a commercial facsimile service.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="a7338ba2-5439-49f9-b7da-aebb693a1927" class="item president" data-order="9" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/Marcel_Vincent.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/Vincent_20907.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Marcel Vincent"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Marcel Vincent</h3> <span class="subTitle">President from<br/>1963 to August 1968<br/>CEO from<br/>August 1968 to December 1972</span> <p class="summary">Montréal’s Marcel Vincent joined the company in 1927 following his graduation from l’Université de Montréal (École des Hautes Études Commerciales) with a Master’s degree in Commerce. Following a 4 year leave of absence for naval duty from 1941 to 1945, he returned to Bell, steadily advancing through a variety of management positions. As President and CEO, he guided the organization through important developments in computer and satellite communications.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Marcel Vincent">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Marcel Vincent">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="b9edc21a-3572-4337-bce4-7d3aea6cd12b" class="item technology" data-order="10" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1964_A32025.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1964_A32025.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1964 Push the buttons"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1964</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Push the buttons</h3> <p class="summary">Bell inaugurates Touch-Tone service, transforming the telephone into a data terminal.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="8e1ab2ff-d69e-4747-985f-f749f12d0baa" class="item logo" data-order="11" data-category="logo"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 full-height-icon lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/thumbnails/1965.jpg"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/zoomed/1965.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1965 – 1976"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">1965 – 1976</h3> <p class="summary"> On July 30, 1965, President Marcel Vincent consented to modifications to the Company logo to reinforce the Canadian identity of ownership, management and service. The new logo displays the words “Bell Canada” and replaces both the English and French crests. In 1968, an Act of Parliament amended the company charter to include Bell Canada as one the legal names. </p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about 1965 – 1976">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about 1965 – 1976">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="2dfa57e7-060f-461c-95a6-1c68a5efb0a0" class="item president" data-order="12" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/jean-s-carter.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/jean-s-carter.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Jean S. Carter"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Jean S. Carter</h3> <span class="subTitle"></span> <p class="summary">Jean S. Carter joined Bell in 1945 as a clerk in the Personnel department in Montréal. In 1949, she transferred to the Employee Relations department as Staff Assistant, Employee Security Programs. In 1965 she was appointed General Supervisor, Benefits and Thrift and Secretary of the Employees’ Benefit Committee – the most senior position held by a woman at Bell up until that time.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Jean S. 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Carter">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="f6f13e38-befc-4b96-9c9e-189755914e41" class="item technology" data-order="13" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1967_EN.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1967_EN.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1967 Custom services"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1967</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Custom services</h3> <p class="summary">Introduction of Custom Calling Services including Speed Calling, Three-way Calling and Call Forwarding.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="8f159552-d922-408e-954e-301686e3690d" class="item history" data-order="14" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/1968_A-37065.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/1968_A-37065.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1968 Bell Canada"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1968</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Bell Canada</h3> <p class="summary">The new corporate name “Bell Canada” is authorized on <span class="txtNoWrap">March 7</span>.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="b4642e59-0f71-4f3b-836e-490236a9d86f" class="item president" data-order="15" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/Robert_Carleton_Scrivener.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/Scrivener_A29377.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Robert Carleton Scrivener"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Robert Carleton Scrivener</h3> <span class="subTitle">President from<br/>August 1968 to January 1973<br/>CEO<br/>from January 1973 to May 1976</span> <p class="summary">Mr. Scrivener graduated with a degree in modern history from the University of Toronto in 1937 and joined the company the same year, taking on a variety of roles in the commercial, traffic, marketing and public relations departments until 1960. He held various roles including Vice-President Finance, Vice-President Operations and Executive Vice-President Operations. As President, he paved the way for the creation of Bell-Northern Research. His keen understanding of digital network technology drove Northern Electric, then a subsidiary of Bell, to become a leader in the international switching market.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Robert Carleton Scrivener">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Robert Carleton Scrivener">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="19701989" class="history-section hidden liquid-container hero-13"> <div class="lazy-image hero" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/headers/header_1970-1989.jpg"> <div class="spacer50" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50 hidden-sm" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer30 hidden-sm hidden-md" aria-hidden="true"></div> <h2 class="txtSize32-sm txtSize24-xs bellSlimBlack txtCenter txtBlack section-title">1970 – 1989</h2> </div> <div class="spacer20" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="fallback hidden"> <div class="message"> <img src="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/zoomed/2008.jpg" class="img-fluid" width="100" alt="
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He joined Bell Canada on January 1, 1966 as General Counsel and before becoming Vice-President Law, Executive Vice-President Administration, Executive <span class="txtNoWrap">Vice-President</span> (Eastern Region) and finally President of Bell Canada in 1973, where he presided over the creation of BCE Inc. in 1983.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Albert Jean de Grandpré">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Albert Jean de Grandpré">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cards-loader txtCenter standard-outline-no-relative"> <div class="spacer25" aria-hidden="true"></div> <button class="btn btn-primary relative">Expand all 1970 – 1989 (16)</button> <div class="overflow hidden"> <div id="9412dc69-fb58-4684-96d5-aecea6cf0992" class="item president" data-order="2" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/claire-rochon.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/claire-rochon.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Claire Rochon"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Claire Rochon</h3> <span class="subTitle"></span> <p class="summary">Claire Rochon joined Bell in 1963 as a Long Distance Operator and later worked at the TV Operations Center and Switched Network Analysis Centre. In 1973, working on one of the longest toll main frames in North America, she became the company’s first woman Central Office (CO) Manager.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Claire Rochon">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Claire Rochon">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="e8fce9b9-acc5-4ad8-aaa8-34841a4063c2" class="item technology" data-order="3" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1973_A34383.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1973_A34383.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1973 The Dataroute"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1973</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">The Dataroute</h3> <p class="summary">The world’s first nationwide digital transmission network, called Dataroute, is launched.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="10a65913-53b6-4c0a-aece-c681351d3594" class="item history" data-order="4" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/1974_B36668.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/1974_B36668.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1974 A new kind of customer service"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1974</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">A new kind of customer service</h3> <p class="summary">Teleboutique / Phonecentre stores become the first Bell retail locations. Previously, customers consulted with a service representative and made an appointment to have equipment installed.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about A new kind of customer service">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about A new kind of customer service">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="8ada6fed-7e01-4c78-87a8-342c8ef34162" class="item technology" data-order="5" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1974_BN_19740710.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1974_BN_19740710.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1974 9-1-1"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1974</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">9-1-1</h3> <p class="summary">Bell deploys our first 9-1-1 emergency calling system for police, fire and ambulance.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="71574b02-1f49-4b63-ad9c-2bb4963996f0" class="item president" data-order="6" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/James_Carden_Thackray.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/Tackray_JB19790409.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="James Carden Thackray"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">James Carden Thackray</h3> <span class="subTitle">President from<br/>May 1976 to April 1983<br/>CEO from<br/>April 1983 to October 1984</span> <p class="summary">Following a career path influenced by his grandfather James E. Macpherson, a former Bell VP, James Thackray left McGill University in 1942 to join the Navy but resumed his studies after the war, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree before joining Bell in 1946. In the 1970s he began exporting the company’s telecommunications expertise to help several Middle Eastern countries advance their own communications networks, including Saudi Arabia.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about James Carden Thackray">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about James Carden Thackray">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="c8bf38cf-1a00-42c9-8ddf-c9e0fe1c8e2b" class="item logo" data-order="7" data-category="logo"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 full-height-icon lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/thumbnails/1976.jpg"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/zoomed/1976.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Bell Logo 1976"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">1976 – 1977</h3> <p class="summary">Bell art director, Colin McMichael, simplified the bell to present a more contemporary look. Coincident with the introduction of this logo, a new corporate signature, a stacked “Bell Canada”, made its first public appearance. The signature and logo were not used together. In fact, the signature spelled the eventual demise of the pictorial bell.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about 1976 – 1977">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about 1976 – 1977">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="9b528a8e-2a00-4414-b450-3c54cd1eaecd" class="item president" data-order="8" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/marion-van-dyke.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/marion-van-dyke.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Marion Van Dyke"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Marion Van Dyke</h3> <span class="subTitle"></span> <p class="summary">Marion Van Dyke joined Bell in 1953 and went on to manage Bell’s $1 billion pension fund. In 1977, she became the first woman officer of the Financial Analysts Federation, a professional organization that represented more than 15,000 securities analysts and investment managers.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Marion Van Dyke">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Marion Van Dyke">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="9731277d-3b2c-46fe-be9b-58ae27b1b5a2" class="item technology" data-order="9" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1977_A36589.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1977_A36589.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1977 A first step into the digital era"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1977</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">A first step into the digital era</h3> <p class="summary">Bell is the first company in North America to invest in digital switching technology, a vital long-term step into the digital era.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about A first step into the digital era">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about A first step into the digital era">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="147d9cfb-8588-45f2-9d22-7b98abd96ad7" class="item technology" data-order="10" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1977_Fibre_A328371977.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1977_Fibre_A328371977.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1977 Transmission at the speed of light"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1977</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Transmission at the speed of light</h3> <p class="summary">Bell is the first to use fibre-optic technology on a public network, laying the foundation for today’s all-fibre consumer and business connections.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Transmission at the speed of light">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Transmission at the speed of light">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="660c3979-8da8-4f59-963d-d288c2821f36" class="item logo" data-order="11" data-category="logo"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 full-height-icon lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/thumbnails/1977.jpg"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/zoomed/1977.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1977 – 1994"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">1977 – 1994</h3> <p class="summary">Don Black, corporate design manager, was one of the key persons involved in developing this word-symbol version of the corporate logo, making its first appearance on company vehicles in 1977. It replaced the bell symbol that, in a succession of different forms, had served as the company’s official symbol since 1895 and was linked in many people’s minds with the “telephone company”. Bell was on its way to becoming much more.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about 1977 – 1994">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about 1977 – 1994">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="7df47ac4-ec4b-4e95-a0cd-250d68d0a8b7" class="item president" data-order="12" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/J.V._Raymond_Cyr.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/Cyr_BN_19830822.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="J.V. Raymond Cyr"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">J.V. Raymond Cyr</h3> <span class="subTitle">President from<br/>April 1983 to December 1986<br/>CEO from<br/>October 1984 to December 1986</span> <p class="summary">Born and educated in Montréal, Mr. Cyr earned a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from l’Université de Montréal (École Polytechnique) in 1958 before joining Bell as an engineer. In 1970 he was appointed Chief Engineer in Québec City, advancing to positions of increasing seniority. In addition to his responsibilities as President, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer in October 1984 and Chairman of the Board in October 1985. An exceptional engineer and executive, Mr. Cyr grasped both the technical and corporate opportunities at Bell in the early days of cellular technology.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about J.V. Raymond Cyr">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about J.V. Raymond Cyr">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="b668fc2f-4653-4afc-96e6-ac34ec10a0ae" class="item history" data-order="13" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/1983_JB_1983-05-09.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/1983_JB_1983-05-09.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1983 Bell Canada Enterprises"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1983</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Bell Canada Enterprises</h3> <p class="summary"> On April 28, Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. (BCE) becomes the parent company of Bell Canada. All shareholders of Bell Canada become shareholders of BCE Inc. </p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Bell Canada Enterprises">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Bell Canada Enterprises">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="b74590d6-015d-4390-b00d-9bfa724347ab" class="item president" data-order="14" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/jean-andrea-bernard.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/jean-andrea-bernard.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Jean Andrea Bernard"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Jean Andrea Bernard</h3> <span class="subTitle"></span> <p class="summary">Jean Andrea Bernard joined Bell in 1961 and held a variety of Accounting positions over the years in Montréal and Ottawa before becoming Assistant Vice-President, Audits in 1980. In 1985 she is appointed Vice President of Personnel, becoming the first woman to hold a VP-level position at Bell. Mrs. Bernard was also known for her community involvement and her support for organizations that helped the under privileged.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Jean Andrea Bernard">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Jean Andrea Bernard">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="d49501c4-1e1a-42e4-bc7f-7ce3887bac60" class="item technology" data-order="15" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1985_A37736.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1985_A37736.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1985 Cell phone makes its debut"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1985</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Cell phone makes its debut</h3> <p class="summary">Bell launches wireless service in Canada with 41 Bell Cellular employees and the first interprovincial mobile call between Montréal and Toronto.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Cell phone makes its debut">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Cell phone makes its debut">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="b9c43a1b-39e5-482e-ac6b-6be076666ed2" class="item president" data-order="16" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/Léonce_Montambault.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/Montambault_JB19870810.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Léonce Montambault"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Léonce Montambault</h3> <span class="subTitle">President & CEO from<br/>January 1987 to April 1989<br/>CEO from<br/>May 1989 to July 1990</span> <p class="summary">Mr. Montambault graduated from Université Laval with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1953 and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1957. He joined Bell in May 1957 and occupied various positions in the Engineering, Plant, Commercial, Traffic and Personnel Departments in Québec City, Montréal and Ottawa. Starting in 1976, he served in a variety of senior management positions, before his appointment as President. Under Mr. Montambault’s leadership, Bell successfully completed the full digital modernization of its network.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Léonce Montambault">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Léonce Montambault">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="0fb185c4-7a98-4b3a-8c7f-0b797cc71d89" class="item president" data-order="17" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/Jean_C._Monty.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/Monty_JB19910708.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Jean C. Monty"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Jean C. Monty</h3> <span class="subTitle">President from<br/>May 1989 to June 1990<br/>President & CEO from<br/>July 1990 to June 1991<br/>CEO from<br/>July 1991 to October 1992<br/>CEO from<br/>February 1998 to May 2002</span> <p class="summary">Montréal-born Jean Monty graduated from Collège <span class="txtNoWrap"> Sainte-Marie</span> with a Bachelor of Arts degree, going on to earn a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago. He joined Bell in 1974 and held a variety of positions within BCE, including President of Télébec Ltée, <span class="txtNoWrap">Vice-President</span> Customer Service, Québec Region and Executive Vice-President of BCE. Mr. Monty was appointed President of Bell Canada in May 1989, bringing his deep experience and understanding of markets, telecommunications and technology to the helm of Bell and BCE.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Jean C. Monty">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Jean C. 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The environmental policy is embedded in the company's Business Code of Conduct.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Environmental responsibility">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Environmental responsibility">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cards-loader txtCenter standard-outline-no-relative"> <div class="spacer25" aria-hidden="true"></div> <button class="btn btn-primary relative">Expand all 1990 – 2009 (30)</button> <div class="overflow hidden"> <div id="9c26c0da-f76f-4c8d-9f74-fe24e4fa90b1" class="item president" data-order="2" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/Kearney_thumb.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/Kearney_BNQR_1993-10-01.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Robert Kearney"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Robert Kearney</h3> <span class="subTitle">President & CEO from<br/>July 1991 to December 1993</span> <p class="summary"> A graduate of Queens University in Belfast, Ireland, Mr. Kearney joined Bell in 1958 at the Treasury Department before moving on to a variety of management and technical positions in Accounting and Systems. He accepted a position with Bell Telephone Laboratories in New Jersey in January 1968, returning to Bell Canada in July 1974 where he held increasingly senior management positions both within Bell and BCE. </p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Robert Kearney">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Robert Kearney">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="f7c3140f-94ae-45e1-8bec-9ed9e0f5e44a" class="item president" data-order="3" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/Kearney.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/McLennan_A-32837-1995.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="John T. McLennan"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">John T. McLennan</h3> <span class="subTitle">President & CEO from<br/>January 1994 to September 1997</span> <p class="summary">Mr. McLennan holds a Bachelor of Science and Master’s of Industrial Management degree from Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. Prior to his appointment as President of Bell, he was President and CEO of BCE Mobile and President of Bell Ontario. During the McLennan era, Bell unveiled a 3-year plan to streamline operations in order to allow a more effective response to the market and Bell customers.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about John T. McLennan">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about John T. McLennan">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="e2309c11-9723-4c9a-b572-c4fa1b8d3e66" class="item logo" data-order="4" data-category="logo"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 full-height-icon lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/thumbnails/1994.jpg"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/zoomed/1994.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1994 – 2008"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">1994 – 2008</h3> <p class="summary">On December 8, 1994, Bell Canada launched a distinctive new logo. At the center is the human profile, representing Bell employees and the focus of all their efforts, the customer. The profile is set within two open rings, symbolizing the dynamic future of telecommunications—the ability to transmit sound, image and data instantly, wirelessly, across all frontiers. The Bell name appears directly beneath the profile, a graphic representation of how the company supports customers in all their communications needs. As our primary colour for nearly two decades, the blue reflects and builds on tradition, but with a more vibrant tone. The warm yellow shade represents change.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about 1994 – 2008">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about 1994 – 2008">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="5aa690ac-bed6-4d06-b299-3d60c6426b0a" class="item history" data-order="5" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/1995_BN-1995-04-03.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/1995_BN-1995-04-03.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1995 A new website"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1995</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">A new website</h3> <p class="summary"> Launch of <a href="https://www.bell.ca/" class="txtUnderline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bell.ca</a>. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="a2ee4bcf-29ad-4136-88ba-37e00e896b85" class="item technology" data-order="6" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1995_A38330.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1995_A38330.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1995 Bringing the Internet to our customers"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1995</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Bringing the Internet to our customers</h3> <p class="summary"> The launch of Sympatico Internet and our website <a href="https://www.bell.ca/" class="txtUnderline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bell.ca</a>. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="196bab01-8f7d-4d8d-b8fa-f5dcc0ece5a3" class="item technology" data-order="7" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1997_Objet46908.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1997_Objet46908.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1997 Innovation at Bell Mobility"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1997</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Innovation at Bell Mobility</h3> <p class="summary">Bell Mobility inaugurates its digital wireless network in Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, and Québec.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Innovation at Bell Mobility">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Innovation at Bell Mobility">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="2c7f9f78-7c1e-4ecf-a618-567d509cbc3e" class="item president" data-order="8" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/Osborne_BioFile.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/Osborne_BioFile.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Ronald W. Osborne"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Ronald W. Osborne</h3> <span class="subTitle">President & CEO from<br/>September 1997 to February 1998</span> <p class="summary">Mr. Osborne earned a degree from Cambridge University in 1968 before becoming an accountant at a Toronto-based firm 4 years later. He joined BCE as Chief Financial Officer in 1995 and was appointed President of BCE in 1996.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Ronald W. Osborne">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Ronald W. Osborne">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="70e5e5dc-8ae1-46fd-beb0-e999a8c949c7" class="item president" data-order="9" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/MacDonald_32837-1995.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/Macdonald_A32837_1995.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="John A. MacDonald"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">John A. MacDonald</h3> <span class="subTitle">President from<br/>February 1998 to June 1999</span> <p class="summary">Mr. MacDonald joined the company in 1994 as Executive Vice-President, Business Development and Chief Technology Officer, following a successful 17-year career with the New Brunswick Telephone Company. He is a graduate of Dalhousie University and the Technical School of Nova Scotia, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about John A. MacDonald">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about John A. MacDonald">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="eb8a58ae-1a44-446d-baf0-b9ff3bf6521a" class="item technology" data-order="10" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/1999_Objet47106.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/1999_Objet47106.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1999 Internet goes mobile"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1999</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Internet goes mobile</h3> <p class="summary">Bell is the first in North America to offer mobile Internet services.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="7311d01b-dfe2-4d9a-a123-5e9b148b1de4" class="item history" data-order="11" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/1999_37200_Thumbnail.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/1999_37200.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1999 Creation of Bell Mobility Inc."> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1999</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Creation of Bell Mobility Inc.</h3> <p class="summary"> BCE Mobile Communications Inc. becomes a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Bell Canada and is renamed Bell Mobility Inc. </p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Creation of Bell Mobility Inc.">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Creation of Bell Mobility Inc.">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="55383a65-54a2-46ae-8adf-1da7f733ed9e" class="item history" data-order="12" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/1999_B38266.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/1999_B38266.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="1999 From telephones to satellite TV"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">1999</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">From telephones to satellite TV</h3> <p class="summary">The first Bell World store opens in Montréal. Combining Bell Canada and Bell Mobility retail operations, the stores are the first in Canada to provide complete and integrated communications solutions including wireline, wireless, and direct-to-home satellite broadcasting services.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about From telephones to satellite TV">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about From telephones to satellite TV">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="431b70d0-6a7d-4671-970c-f89fa5f7a2ef" class="item history" data-order="13" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2000_Volunteer.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2000_Volunteer.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2000 Supporting our communities"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2000</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Supporting our communities</h3> <p class="summary">Building on more than a century of corporate giving and active volunteerism of team members and retirees, Bell introduces a new Employee Giving Program to better encourage and recognize community involvement across our business units.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Supporting our communities">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Supporting our communities">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="54678067-1497-407d-bbcb-0f9306241111" class="item president" data-order="14" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/Sheridanfrombiogfile.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/Sheridan.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="John W. Sheridan"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">John W. Sheridan</h3> <span class="subTitle">President from<br/>October 2000 to June 2003</span> <p class="summary">Born in Hamilton, Ontario, <span class="txtNoWrap">John Sheridan</span> pursued undergraduate studies at the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, ultimately obtaining a Master’s degree in business and economics at Queen’s University. He joined Bell in 1979 and held numerous executive positions during his 24-year career with the company. Under his direction as President, Bell focused its efforts on wireless and data markets, as well as the Internet, while expanding the company’s national reach.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about John W. Sheridan">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about John W. Sheridan">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="1366062a-b2cb-4d7e-82f7-eb473d7577e4" class="item history" data-order="15" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2002_YellowPages.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2002_YellowPages.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2002 In the directory business since 1948"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2002</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">In the directory business since 1948</h3> <p class="summary">Bell Canada sells its directory business, including White Pages and Yellow Pages print directories in Ontario and Québec, YellowPages.ca and Canada 411.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about In the directory business since 1948">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about In the directory business since 1948">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="210cdc69-eb45-4a54-a387-23017152c28a" class="item technology" data-order="16" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2002_PubsBellMob.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2002_PubsBellMob.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2002 Launch of 3G network"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2002</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Launch of 3G network</h3> <p class="summary">Bell Mobility launches the first 3G network in Toronto with 1X.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="1585bd94-4fad-49c9-bbaa-6386c75648c4" class="item history" data-order="17" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2002-a-new-name-for-the-molson-centre-small.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2002-a-new-name-for-the-molson-centre-big.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2002 A new name for the Molson Centre"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2002</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">A new name for the Molson Centre</h3> <p class="summary">On February 26, 2002, Bell secured the naming rights to one of Montréal's most iconic buildings, the Molson Centre, home of the Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club. The team played its first home game of the 2002-2003 season on October 12th at the newly named "Centre Bell."</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about A new name for the Molson Centre">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about A new name for the Molson Centre">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="3979c633-881d-4ec0-a584-be871a885c1b" class="item president" data-order="18" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/Sabia_37115_thumb.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/Sabia_A37480.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Michael J. Sabia"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Michael J. Sabia</h3> <span class="subTitle">CEO from<br/>May 2002 to July 2008</span> <p class="summary">A native of St. Catharines, Ontario, Michael Sabia joined the BCE group of companies as Vice-Chairman of Bell Canada International in October 1999. He assumed a dual role as BCE Executive Vice-President and Bell Canada Vice-Chair, Corporate on July 3, 2000 and became President of BCE later that year. In March 2002, he was appointed President and Chief Operating of BCE and Chief Operating Officer of Bell Canada, succeeding Jean Monty as President and CEO of BCE a few months later.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Michael J. Sabia">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Michael J. Sabia">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="636f3b39-8fab-490e-9e14-27fcf72ccff8" class="item technology" data-order="19" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2004_FTTN.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2004_FTTN.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2004 Introducing FTTN"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2004</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Introducing FTTN</h3> <p class="summary">Bell deploys fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) technology, an innovation that connects clients to the Internet beyond the reach of central office areas and enables faster transmission speeds.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Introducing FTTN">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Introducing FTTN">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="cc520416-5d47-4b58-86d4-a45109167694" class="item technology" data-order="20" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2005_IP_EN.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2005_IP_EN.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2005 Internet Protocol Telephony"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2005</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Internet Protocol Telephony</h3> <p class="summary">Launch of Bell IP telephony service, the first of its kind in Canada, delivering advanced IP-based communications together with the quality and reliability of Bell's networks, without the need for an Internet connection.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Internet Protocol Telephony">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Internet Protocol Telephony">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="5a03c1a9-9101-476b-b46e-b9f71a66d146" class="item technology" data-order="21" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2005_EVDO_EN.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2005_EVDO_EN.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2005 Calling with EV-DO"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2005</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Calling with EV-DO</h3> <p class="summary">Bell Mobility launches the mobile data network, EV-DO (Evolution Data Optimized), the fastest mobile data network ever commercialized.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Calling with EV-DO">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Calling with EV-DO">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="4ba2cfa5-c021-4e7f-9e98-dfec5a873bc1" class="item history" data-order="22" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2005_125Anniversary_thumb.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2005_125Anniversary.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2005 125th anniversary"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2005</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">125th anniversary</h3> <p class="summary">Coast-to-coast celebrations were organized in 6 Canadian cities for Bell employees to mark the company’s 125th anniversary.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about 125th anniversary">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about 125th anniversary">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="5268ad58-0682-407e-a271-9765d00d2682" class="item history" data-order="23" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2006_BellAliant_thumb.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2006_Bell Aliant.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2006 Going East"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2006</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Going East</h3> <p class="summary">BCE and Aliant form the Bell Aliant Regional Communications Income Fund, combining Aliant's wireline telecommunications operations in Atlantic Canada with Bell wireline operations in its regional territories in Ontario and Québec.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Going East">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Going East">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="0d998a4c-4603-4fcc-b00a-e4edf7366085" class="item history" data-order="24" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2007_WomenAtBell.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2007_WomenAtBell.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2007 Women at Bell network"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2007</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Women at Bell network</h3> <p class="summary">The Women at Bell network is an employee-run group providing networking, professional development and mentorship opportunities to support the development, advancement and visibility of women as leaders within Bell.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Women at Bell network">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Women at Bell network">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="e7c0b8a4-5934-4a25-ad81-b27e7333e71f" class="item president" data-order="25" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/karen-sheriff.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/karen-sheriff.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Karen Sheriff"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Karen Sheriff</h3> <span class="subTitle"></span> <p class="summary">The former President and CEO of data centre operator Q9 Networks and a former President and CEO of Bell Aliant (2008 to 2014), Karen Sheriff joined Bell’s Board of Directors in April 2017. Ms. Sheriff was also a director of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and held various senior leadership positions at BCE.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Karen Sheriff">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Karen Sheriff">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="476b5310-ecdc-4e27-a517-ecae0b130d79" class="item logo" data-order="26" data-category="logo"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 full-height-icon lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/thumbnails/2008.jpg"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/zoomed/2008.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2008"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">2008</h3> <p class="summary">On August 8, 2008, Bell launched a new logo, tagline and advertising campaign to underline its move forward. The new Bell logo is a strong and clear representation of the company that proudly wears the traditional Blue. The brand’s combination of strength and simplicity supports the company’s strategy of delivering a better customer experience at every level.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about 2008">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about 2008">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="689f1642-0aa9-4844-8f0a-b2f72d9c491d" class="item history" data-order="27" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2008_Campus.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2008_Campus.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2008 Move from downtown Montréal"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2008</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Move from downtown Montréal</h3> <p class="summary">After almost 80 years in its downtown location on Beaver Hall Hill, Bell moves its head office to a new campus facility on Nuns’ Island in the Montréal borough of Verdun.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Move from downtown Montréal">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Move from downtown Montréal">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="717d357b-942d-419d-9b0f-dfa54088e7f9" class="item president" data-order="28" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/George_cope.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/GeorgeCopet.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="George A. Cope"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">George A. Cope</h3> <span class="subTitle">President and CEO from<br/>July 2008 to January 2020</span> <p class="summary">A graduate of the Ivey School of Business at Western University, George Cope created and led cellphone provider Clearnet before his appointment as Bell’s Chief Operating Officer in 2006, eventually becoming President and CEO in July 2008. In 2010, Mr. Cope led the launch of the Bell Let’s Talk initiative, the largest-ever corporate commitment to Canadian mental health and one of the country’s most prominent community investment campaigns. Under Mr. Cope’s leadership, Bell became the largest TV and Internet provider in Canada and executed numerous strategic investments and acquisitions, including leading brands like CTV, Astral, The Source, Bell Aliant, Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS), Virgin Mobile Canada, the Montreal Canadiens, and Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, including the NBA Champion Toronto Raptors.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about George A. Cope">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about George A. 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This strategic move allows Bell to leverage the Canadiens' powerful brand and capitalize on the popularity of the hockey team content across television, online platforms, and mobile devices.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about For the love of hockey">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about For the love of hockey">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="2010today" class="history-section hidden liquid-container hero-14"> <div class="lazy-image hero" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/headers/header_2000.jpg"> <div class="spacer50" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50 spacer20-xs" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer50 hidden-xs" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="spacer30 hidden-xs" aria-hidden="true"></div> <h2 class="txtSize32-sm txtSize24-xs bellSlimBlack txtCenter txtBlack section-title">2010 – today</h2> </div> <div class="spacer20" aria-hidden="true"></div> <div class="fallback hidden"> <div class="message"> <img src="/assets/about-bce/history/logo/zoomed/2008.jpg" class="img-fluid" width="100" alt="
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demand</h3> <p class="summary">Bell launches Bell TV On Demand, the first national <span class="txtNoWrap">on-demand</span> video service available to Canadian satellite TV subscribers.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about TV on demand">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about TV on demand">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="6fc6465a-ecbf-4352-aa26-f4820ffd92c9" class="item history" data-order="1" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2010_EN.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2010_EN.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2010 Bell Let’s Talk"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2010</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Bell Let’s Talk</h3> <p class="summary">Launch of the Bell Let’s Talk mental health initiative – an unprecedented, multi-year charitable program to support mental health across Canada.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Bell Let’s Talk">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Bell Let’s Talk">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cards-loader txtCenter standard-outline-no-relative"> <div class="spacer25" aria-hidden="true"></div> <button class="btn btn-primary relative">Expand 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next-generation Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="e0c103b6-d239-425d-a885-677a95f93ca4" class="item technology" data-order="3" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2010_FTTH_thumb.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2010_FTTH.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2010 Fibre to Québec City"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2010</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Fibre to Québec City</h3> <p class="summary">Fibre-to-the-Home lays the foundation for Québec City to become a model for the digital economy.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="a500148d-bb21-499c-97fe-77519ec05137" class="item technology" data-order="4" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2010_TurboHub_thumb.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2010_TurboHub.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2010 Fast and reliable Internet with Turbo Hub"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2010</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Fast and reliable Internet with Turbo Hub</h3> <p class="summary">Bell launches exclusive Turbo Hub on Canada's Best Network.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="97f9a831-acd4-479a-a5e9-ada1484339a8" class="item history" data-order="5" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2010_LGBTQ.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2010_LGBTQ.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2010 LGBT network"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2010</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">LGBT network</h3> <p class="summary">Bell launches its LGBT Network, a national network of team members promoting the inclusion and professional development of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-identified team members and their allies at Bell.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about LGBT network">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about LGBT network">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="c06a59d1-6da7-4ddb-9547-f659db4b78ba" class="item president" data-order="6" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/martine-turcotte.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/martine-turcotte.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Martine Turcotte"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Martine Turcotte</h3> <span class="subTitle"></span> <p class="summary">Martine Turcotte joined Bell in 1988 and was appointed Chief Legal Officer in 2000, becoming the first woman at Bell to hold that title and also the youngest person ever to be promoted to Bell’s executive team. In 2011, she became Vice-Chair, Québec , overseeing Bell’s business throughout the province. She has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women multiple times.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Martine Turcotte">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Martine Turcotte">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="dc02c51a-50e3-4886-9818-9755e4f29077" class="item history" data-order="7" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2011_Bell Media.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2011_Bell Media.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2011 Becoming a leader in content creation"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2011</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Becoming a leader in content creation</h3> <p class="summary">Bell completes the acquisition of CTVglobemedia, creating Bell Media.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="2145fff6-2f75-43a5-8c78-1b07eaeb9e75" class="item technology" data-order="8" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2012_PushToTalk_thumb.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2012_PushToTalk.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2012 Push-to-talk"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2012</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Push-to-talk</h3> <p class="summary">Bell launches next-generation mobile Push-to-talk service.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="5d78b78e-0f02-4e07-afd8-735e7310ba6e" class="item technology" data-order="9" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2011_EN.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2011_EN.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2011 Faster wireless service"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2011</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Faster wireless service</h3> <p class="summary">Bell first to launch 4G LTE in GTA, Canada’s largest wireless market.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="24118630-121b-4a37-896d-4c13aa80e549" class="item history" data-order="10" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2012_MLSE_thumb.png"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2012_MLSE.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2012 Bell’s got game"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2012</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Bell’s got game</h3> <p class="summary">Bell completes acquisition of ownership interest in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE). <p>Twelve years later, Bell announced it was selling its stake in the company that owns the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors. As part of the deal, Bell secured access to Bell Media's content rights to broadcast games of both teams for the next 20 years. </p></p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Bell’s got game">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Bell’s got game">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="f481e39f-7ab8-4232-a375-202e93b45a8d" class="item history" data-order="11" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2013_Astral_EN.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2013_Astral_EN.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2013 New opportunities in advertising"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2013</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">New opportunities in advertising</h3> <p class="summary">Bell acquires Astral Média.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="e672cdb0-a301-4dbb-b00b-6ef68516ea15" class="item technology" data-order="12" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2013_TVApp.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2013_TVApp.png" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2013 Your favorite show on your smartphone"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2013</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Your favorite show on your smartphone</h3> <p class="summary">Bell announces the launch of the new Bell TV app, enabling customers to watch content at home on their tablet or smartphones at no extra charge.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Your favorite show on your smartphone">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Your favorite show on your smartphone">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="0cd3f162-614a-4e46-ad90-aac5b42fe7f6" class="item history" data-order="13" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2014.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2014.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2014 Welcome, Bell Aliant"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2014</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Welcome, Bell Aliant</h3> <p class="summary">BCE privatizes Bell Aliant, expanding Bell’s national team to include Atlantic Canada.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="46027a49-7a3c-4e18-87d3-f65c761daf3a" class="item history" data-order="14" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2014_Crave_thumb.png"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2014_Crave.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2014 Crave makes its debut"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2014</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Crave makes its debut</h3> <p class="summary">Launch of Bell Media’s Crave streaming service.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="04b0eee5-fb5f-43ea-8aee-9abe1a108890" class="item history" data-order="15" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2014_ClaraBigRide_thumb.png"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2014_ClaraBigRide.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2014 A 12,000 km journey for Bell Let’s Talk"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2014</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">A 12,000 km journey for Bell Let’s Talk</h3> <p class="summary"><a href="/news-and-media/releases/show/bell-and-bell-aliant-taking-the-conversation-on-the-road-claras-big-ride-for-bell-lets-talk" class="txtUnderline" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" rel="noopener noreferrer">Clara's Big Ride</a> a national bicycle tour by Bell Let’s Talk spokesperson and six-time Olympian, Clara Hughes, invites Canadians to join the mental health conversation.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about A 12,000 km journey for Bell Let’s Talk">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about A 12,000 km journey for Bell Let’s Talk">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="6737a6c0-fbe7-4657-a860-768c01e5248b" class="item technology" data-order="16" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2015_FastestTechno.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2015_FastestTechno.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2015 Fastest technology in North America"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2015</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Fastest technology in North America</h3> <p class="summary"> Bell is first in North America to introduce Tri-band LTE Advanced <span class="txtNoWrap">(LTE-A)</span>, the fastest mobile technology available; and launched Gigabit Fibe, bringing Canadians the fastest residential Internet speeds.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Fastest technology in North America">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Fastest technology in North America">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="e037fd6a-85eb-4d77-91e5-14ebd39e13fe" class="item technology" data-order="17" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2015_Largest TV Provider.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2015_Largest TV Provider.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2015 The biggest TV network"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2015</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">The biggest TV network</h3> <p class="summary">Bell becomes the largest TV provider in Canada.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="875067ef-bf86-4ea2-a12f-f5c9b1b095d9" class="item technology" data-order="18" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2016_Nokia5G.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2016_Nokia5G.png" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2016 5G trial"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2016</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">5G trial</h3> <p class="summary">Bell and Nokia complete Canada’s first trials of mobile 5G technology.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="23f82f04-5fd7-4697-bd88-30ae592b5f0e" class="item technology" data-order="19" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2016_FibeTV4K_thumb.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2016_FibeTV4K.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2016 An enhanced TV experience"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2016</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">An enhanced TV experience</h3> <p class="summary">Bell Fibe TV launches Canada's best 4K Whole Home PVR.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="b00ce0bd-8f30-4b18-94e1-ec13be7eabba" class="item technology" data-order="20" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2017_QuadLTE_EN_thumb.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2017_QuadLTE_EN.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2017 Introducing Quad Band LTE-A"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2017</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Introducing Quad Band LTE-A</h3> <p class="summary">The fastest wireless gets faster. Bell Mobility network becomes the first in North America capable of delivering Quad Band LTE Advanced speeds.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Introducing Quad Band LTE-A">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Introducing Quad Band LTE-A">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="51167ce7-87bd-46db-b2a9-fd53aa3867c8" class="item technology" data-order="21" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2017_Note_EN_thumb.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2017_Note_2017_EN.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2017 A new messaging experience"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2017</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">A new messaging experience</h3> <p class="summary">Bell Mobility is first to launch an integrated Advanced Messaging experience for Canadian smartphone users.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about A new messaging experience">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about A new messaging experience">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="26f1f5ae-60b0-4a0a-9480-cbdcae617fbe" class="item history" data-order="22" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2017_BellMTS.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2017_BellMTS.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2017 Hello Manitoba"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2017</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Hello Manitoba</h3> <p class="summary">Bell MTS officially launches in Manitoba, following BCE’s acquisition of Manitoba Telecom Services.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="1a645644-231a-4729-a9df-de00e6b507ae" class="item history" data-order="23" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2017_Lucky.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2017_Lucky.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2017 Lucky customers"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2017</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Lucky customers</h3> <p class="summary">Launch of Lucky Mobile, our low-cost prepaid wireless service.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="1c5de063-3302-44e6-aad5-54f10940720f" class="item technology" data-order="24" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2018.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2018.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2018 Record speeds"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2018</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Record speeds</h3> <p class="summary">Bell becomes the first wireless provider in Canada to achieve Gigabit LTE speeds.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="1ce14cae-185d-4e2a-b66d-065c6c47b991" class="item technology" data-order="25" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2018_VNS_connectedcar_01_thumb.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2018_VNS_connectedcar_01.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2018 A new platform for Canadian business"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2018</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">A new platform for Canadian business</h3> <p class="summary">Bell launches Canada's first cloud-based Virtual Network Services platform.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="c1383162-2f6f-4da0-a076-923ccdd1f058" class="item technology" data-order="26" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2018_SmartCity_thumb.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2018_SmartCity.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2018 An innovative security service"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2018</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">An innovative security service</h3> <p class="summary">Bell Mobility launches managed security service for business IoT and Smart City applications.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about An innovative security service">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about An innovative security service">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="6275d60b-4e2a-458e-a83b-892d6000f155" class="item history" data-order="27" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2018_Connected Home.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2018_Connected Home.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2018 Connected home"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2018</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Connected home</h3> <p class="summary">After BCE’s acquisition of AlarmForce, Bell launches the Bell Smart Home brand to accelerate growth in the Connected Home market.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Connected home">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Connected home">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="985374d2-38f3-498c-ad89-bf80b633adf6" class="item technology" data-order="28" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2020_5G_Nokia.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2019_CDMA.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2019 Transition to 4G LTE"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2019</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Transition to 4G LTE</h3> <p class="summary">Bell completes the shutdown of our CDMA wireless network on April 30 to further enhance our industry-leading LTE network.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Transition to 4G LTE">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Transition to 4G LTE">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="e9352630-ff69-40cf-82b1-77a36bb37b7d" class="item history" data-order="29" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2019_RPNB.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2019_RPNB.JPG" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2019 Black professionals at Bell"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2019</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Black professionals at Bell</h3> <p class="summary">Black Professionals at Bell (BPB) is created to support professional development, raise cultural awareness and attract new talent to ensure Bell maintains a work environment where everyone has the opportunity and support to achieve their full potential.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Black professionals at Bell">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Black professionals at Bell">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="bfbb0272-6ffb-4bdc-9d95-7cefc583626f" class="item president" data-order="30" data-category="president"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/president/thumbnails/mirko-bibic.png"> <a href="#openImage" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/president/zoomed/MirkoBibic.png" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="Mirko Bibic"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <h3 class="txtBold">Mirko Bibic</h3> <span class="subTitle">President and CEO from<br/>January 2020</span> <p class="summary">Bell’s current President and CEO, Mirko Bibic holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University and a Law degree from the University of Toronto. He joined Bell in 2004 as Senior Vice President, Regulatory, before serving as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer, eventually becoming Bell’s Chief Operating Officer in 2018, responsible for all operations of Bell Mobility, Bell Business Markets, and Bell Residential and Small Business. Mr. Bibic has played a critical leadership role in the company's strategic transformation over the last decade including the expansion of Bell Wireless Home Internet, the acceleration of Bell prepaid wireless and strategic planning for Bell's 5G future.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Mirko Bibic">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Mirko Bibic">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="5d62cbe6-da02-4846-9e13-b28190866e45" class="item history" data-order="31" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2020_V_Logo.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2020_V_Logo.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2020 Growing the television market"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2020</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Growing the television market</h3> <p class="summary">Bell completes the acquisition of Québec conventional TV network V and the Noovo.ca digital video platform.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Growing the television market">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Growing the television market">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="dcb9afaa-36a4-44fd-8dc5-d6e6017045e1" class="item history" data-order="32" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/2020_Equinix_thumb.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/2020_Equinix.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2020 Selling data centres to Equinix"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2020</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Selling data centres to Equinix</h3> <p class="summary">Bell sells 25 data centre facilities to global data centre operator Equinix for $1.04 billion. Bell Business Markets becomes the first Equinix Platimun partner in Canada.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Selling data centres to Equinix">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Selling data centres to Equinix">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="6a1f6843-25a8-4dc2-959d-ec6fcfa6c8e9" class="item technology" data-order="33" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2020_5Gnetwork_thumb.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2020_5Gnetwork_big.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2020 Launch of 5G"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2020</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Launch of 5G</h3> <p class="summary">Bell turns on Canada’s largest 5G wireless network.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="43b74327-b01b-4be2-b636-e044babd1db6" class="item technology" data-order="34" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2021-rural-internet-investment-small.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2021-rural-internet-investment-big.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2021 Bell announces a $1 billion capital plan"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2021</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Bell announces a $1 billion capital plan</h3> <p class="summary">To accelerate our fibre, rural and 5G network rollouts across the country – the biggest investment in the company’s history to date.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Bell announces a $1 billion capital plan">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Bell announces a $1 billion capital plan">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="7c16dca0-590a-4f34-a5f2-b71a1fdc8338" class="item history" data-order="35" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/history/thumbnails/corpo-virgin-plus_Thumbnail.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/history/zoomed/corpo-virgin-plus.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2021 Launch of the new Virgin Plus brand"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2021</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Launch of the new Virgin Plus brand</h3> <p class="summary">In July, Virgin Mobile is rebranded to Virgin Plus.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="58a4f2b2-aa87-4522-818d-d4aeed8180f9" class="item technology" data-order="36" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2022-5G-tech-small.png"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2022-5G-tech-big.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2022 Bell introduces 5G+, the next evolution of 5G"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2022</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Bell introduces 5G+, the next evolution of 5G</h3> <p class="summary">Bell is taking 5G mobile data speeds to the next level by announcing the network readiness of 5G+, the fastest mobile technology yet in Canada.<br><br> 5G+ will be deployed across the country and is the result of our investment in 2021 to secure prime 3500 MHz spectrum, which adds high-capacity airwaves critical to the evolution of our 5G network. Bell is now poised to deploy 3500 MHz wireless spectrum, unleashing the next phase of 5G advancement.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Bell introduces 5G+, the next evolution of 5G">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Bell introduces 5G+, the next evolution of 5G">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="387f0383-e657-45c0-8bd0-f1ab6a826e47" class="item history" data-order="37" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2023-staples-stores-partner-small-en.jpg"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2023-staples-stores-partner-big-en.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2023 A new retail experience"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2023</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">A new retail experience</h3> <p class="summary">Bell and Staples Canada announce a multi-year exclusive agreement to sell Bell, Virgin Plus and Lucky Mobile communications services through Staples stores across Canada.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about A new retail experience">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about A new retail experience">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="23fd2cfd-acc9-4aeb-8df5-bb9c0d88cefa" class="item history" data-order="38" data-category="history"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2023-fx-innovation-small.png"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2023-fx-innovation-big.png" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2023 Strengthening our cloud services practice"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2023</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Strengthening our cloud services practice</h3> <p class="summary">Bell completes acquisition of cloud-services leader FX Innovation, strengthening support for Canadian businesses on their digital transformation journey.</p> <div class="accordion borderRadiusAll8 standard-outline-no-relative"> <a class="more" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="more about Strengthening our cloud services practice">...more</a> <a class="less" href="javascript:void(0)" role="button" aria-label="less about Strengthening our cloud services practice">...less</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="94120738-0dc3-4f90-ac05-c96de19a7cfc" class="item technology" data-order="39" data-category="technology"> <div class="cards cardsWithImage"> <div class="cardsImage v2 lazy-image standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2023-connectivity-milestone-small-en.png"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2023-connectivity-milestone-big-en.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2023 Connectivity milestone"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div 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standard-outline-no-relative" data-src="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/thumbnails/2024-powerful-business-tool-small.png"> <a href="#zoom-image" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#zoom-image" data-id="/assets/about-bce/history/technology/zoomed/2024-powerful-business-tool-big.jpg" class="openImageDialog thumbnail block" aria-label="2024 Powerful business tool"> <div class="fcic-box"> <div class="fcic-box-overbox"> <div class="fcic-box-outer-div"> <div class="fcic-box-inner-div"> <span class="icon icon-search txtWhite txtSize24" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="cardsContent"> <span class="year">2024</span> <h3 class="txtSize30 txtBlack txtBold">Powerful business tool</h3> <p class="summary">Bell launches the new Business Wi-Fi App, designed to help small businesses in Québec and Ontario stay securely connected, while effectively managing their operations, in addition to Wi-Fi access for employees and guests.</p> <div class="accordion 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