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- Sequential quarterly improvement at all Bell operating segments as COVID recovery continues; BCE revenue down 2.6% and adjusted EBITDA down 4.4% year over year
- Strong financial position maintained with $5.2 billion of available liquidity at end of Q3
- Cash flows from operating activities of $2,110 million and free cash flow of $1,034 million contributed to 4.4% growth in YTD cash flows from operating activities and 13.7% higher free cash flow
- 128,168 total wireless postpaid and prepaid net customer additions
- Leading wireline broadband subscriber results with 81,696 net retail Internet and IPTV customer additions; 10% Internet revenue growth
- Building the best networks: fibre program 56% complete; rural Wireless Home Internet buildout approaching half of planned footprint; Canada’s fastest national 5G network continues to expand to new centres
- Net earnings of $740 million with net earnings attributable to common shareholders of $692 million, or $0.77 per common share; adjusted net earnings of $712 million generated adjusted EPS of $0.79
- Common share dividend of $0.8325 declared for Q4, up 5% over last year
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