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Exhibit
  99.31

CERTIFICATION
  OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN ACCORDANCE 
  WITH SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACTOF 2002

I, Michael
  J. Sabia, President and Chief Executive Officer of BCE Inc., certify that:

|1. | I
      have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of BCE Inc.;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|2. | Based
        on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
        a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
        statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
        were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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|3. | Based
        on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
        included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
        condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and
        for, the periods presented in this report;                       
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|4. | The
        issuers other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing
        and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
        Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the issuer and have:                                                                                               
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|   | d)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|5. | The
        issuers other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
        our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
        to the issuers auditors and the audit committee of the issuers
        board of directors:                                                                        
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|   | a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|   | b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

April 14, 2004

|(signed)
      Michael J. Sabia                                            | 
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|Michael J. SabiaPresident
      and Chief Executive Officer
      BCE Inc. | 



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Exhibit
  99.31

**CERTIFICATION
  OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER IN ACCORDANCE WITH****SECTION 302 OF THE
  SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002**

I, Siim A.
  Vanaselja, Chief Financial Officer of BCE Inc., certify that:

|1. | I have
      reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of BCE Inc.;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|2. | Based
        on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
        a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
        statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
        were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|3. | Based
        on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
        included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
        condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and
        for, the periods presented in this report;                       
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|4. | The
        issuers other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing
        and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
        Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the issuer and have:                                                                                               
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|   | a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|   | b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|   | d)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|5. | The issuers other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
        on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
        to the issuers auditors and the audit committee of the issuers
        board of directors:                                                                                
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|   | a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|   | b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

April 14, 2004

|(signed)Siim
      A. Vanaselja                              | 
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|Siim
      A. VanaseljaChief
      Financial OfficerBCE Inc. | 



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