Exhibit 99.1

 

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| In this Annual Information Form, *we*, *us*, *our*and *BCE *mean, as the context may require, either BCE Inc. or, collectively, BCE Inc., Bell Canada, their subsidiaries, joint arrangements and associates. *Bell *means, as the context may require, either Bell Canada or, collectively, Bell Canada, its subsidiaries, joint arrangements and associates. *Bell Aliant*means, until December 31, 2014, collectively, Bell Aliant Inc., its subsidiaries and associates.
Each section of BCE’s 2014, 2015 and 2016 management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations (BCE 2014 MD&A, BCE 2015 MD&A and BCE 2016 MD&A, respectively) and each section of BCE’s 2016 consolidated financial statements that is referred to in this Annual Information Form is incorporated by reference herein. The BCE 2014 MD&A, BCE 2015 MD&A, BCE 2016 MD&A and BCE 2016 consolidated financial statements have been filed with the Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities (available at**sedar.com**) and with the United States (U.S.) Securities and Exchange Commission (available at**sec.gov**). They are also available on BCE’s website at **BCE.ca**.

All dollar figures are in Canadian dollars, unless stated otherwise. The information in this Annual Information Form is as of March 2, 2017, unless stated otherwise, and except for information in documents incorporated by reference that have a different date. |
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*Trade-marks: The following are trade-marks referred to and used as such in this Annual Information Form that BCE Inc., its subsidiaries, joint arrangements, associates or other entities in which we hold an equity interest, own or use under licence. BCE is a trade-mark of BCE Inc.; Aliant, Bell, Bell Canada, Bell Centre, Bell Media, Bell Mobility, Bell TV, Fibe, FibreOP, Let’s Talk, Q9, Q9 Networks and TV Everywhere are trade-marks of Bell Canada; Astral, Astral Media, Astral Out-of-Home, BNN, CraveTV, CTV, CTV GO, CTV Two,Daily Planet, eTalk, Space, The Movie Network, TMN and TMN GO are trade-marks of Bell Media Inc.; Discovery and Discovery GO are trade-marks of Discovery Communications, LLC; Expertech is a trade-mark of Expertech Network Installation Inc.; ExpressVu is a trade-mark of Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership; Glentel, Tbooth Wireless, Wirelesswave and Wireless etc. are trade-marks of Glentel Inc.; HBO Canada is a trade-mark of Home Box Office Inc.; iHeartRadio is a trade-mark of iHM Identity, Inc.; MLSE is a trade-mark of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd.; Montreal Canadiens is a trade-mark of Le Club de Hockey Canadien Inc.; Northwestel is a trade-mark of Northwestel Inc.; The Source is a trade-mark of The Source (Bell) Electronics Inc.; Toronto Argonauts is a trade-mark of Argonauts Holdings Limited Partnership; TSN, TSN GO, RDS and RDS GO are trade-marks of The Sports Network Inc.; Virgin Mobile is a trade-mark of Virgin Enterprises Limited. We believe that our trademarks are very important to our success and take appropriate measures to protect, renew and defend them. Any other trade-marks used in this Annual Information Form are the property of their respective owners.*

*© BCE Inc., 2017. All rights reserved.*

 

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