2005 Shareholder Meeting Tax Information Shareholder Services 2005 Quarterly Earnings Release Dates Foreign Investors E-delivery Service U.S. Investors Duplicate Mailings Contact Information Share Facts BCE Inc.  Computershare Trust Company of Canada Design: VSA Partners, Inc. Principal photography: François Robert Printing: Blanchette Press Financial typesetting: Moveable Inc. The shareholder meeting will take place at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern time), Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 222 Bremner Blvd., Toronto, Ontario. The meeting will also be webcast live on our website,  www.bce.ca . We offer various ways to vote your shares. For more details, consult your proxy circular or visit our website. Quarterly and annual reports as well as other corporate documents can be found on our web- site. If you wish to be notified electronically when documents are posted, register online at  www.bce.ca for our service “News Alerts.” Corporate documents can also be requested from the Investor Relations group. Under the  Jobs and Growth Tax Recon- ciliation Act of 2003, dividends paid to U.S. individuals by most U.S. public companies and qualifying foreign corporations, includ- ing public Canadian companies such as BCE whose shares are readily tradable on a U.S. stock exchange (e.g., the New York Stock Exchange), will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a maximum rate of 15% (or 5% for those in the lowest tax brackets), so long as certain conditions are met. For additional information, please contact your tax advisor. BCE is required to solicit taxpayer identi- fication numbers (TIN) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form W-9 certifications of resi- dency from certain U.S. investors. Where these have not been received, BCE may be required to deduct the IRS’ specified backup with- holding tax. The backup withholding rate on dividends is currently 28%. Shareholders who did not provide their TIN and W-9 certifi- cation of residency and had the backup with- holding tax applied on their dividends can obtain a refund or credit against their U.S. federal income tax through the filing of their income tax return the following year. Help us control costs and eliminate duplicate mailings by consolidating your accounts.  For more details on any of these services, regis- tered shareholders (holders of share certificates) must contact the transfer agent. Non-registered shareholders must contact their brokers. For information on shareholder services or any other inquiries regarding your account (including stock transfer, address change, lost certificates and tax forms), contact: Transfer Agent and Registrar  Enrol in our e-delivery service to receive the proxy material, the annual report and/or quar- terly documents by e-mail. This plan provides a convenient method for eligible holders of BCE common shares to rein- vest their dividends and make optional cash contributions to purchase additional common shares without brokerage costs. Avoid postal delays and trips to the bank by joining the dividend direct deposit service. Dividend Reinvestment and  Stock Purchase Plan Dividend Direct Deposit Service 9th Floor, 100 University Avenue  Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1 Investor Relations 1000, rue de La Gauchetière Ouest, Bureau 3700 Montréal (Québec) H3B 4Y7 e-mail bce @ computershare.com  tel (514) 982-7555 or 1 800 561-0934  (toll free in Canada and the U.S.) fax (416) 263-9394 or 1 888 453-0330  (toll free in Canada and the U.S.)  or visit their website at www.computershare.com e-mail investor.relations @ bce.ca  tel 1 800 339-6353 fax (514) 786-3970 or visit the Investors section on our website at www.bce.ca Record Date Payment Date March 15, 2005 April 15, 2005 June 15, 2005 July 15, 2005 September 15, 2005 October 15, 2005 December 15, 2005 January 15, 2006 * Subject to approval by the Board of Directors Symbol BCE Listings Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and  Zurich (SWX) stock exchanges Common Shares Outstanding 925,935,682 as at December 31, 2004 Stock Splits Three-for-one on April 26, 1979 and  two-for-one on May 15, 1997 Quarterly Dividend * $0.33 per common share 2005 Dividend Schedule * Trademarks: The following is a list of all our trademarks referred to and used as such in this annual report. BCE is a trademark of BCE Inc. The rings and head design, Bell Canada Enterprises corporate logo, Bell, Sympatico, Sympatico.ca, Bell Mobility, ProConnect are trademarks of Bell Canada.  The Globe and Mail is a trademark of Bell Globemedia Publishing Inc. Mobile Browser is a trademark of Bell Mobility. CTV is a trademark of CTV Inc. Nimiq, Anik and Telesat are trademarks of Telesat Canada. ExpressVu is a trademark of Bell ExpressVu L.P. Any other trademarks, or corporate, trade or domain names used in this report are the property of their owners. We believe that our trademarks and domain names are very important to our success. Our exclusive trademark rights are perpetual provided that their registrations are timely renewed and that the trademarks are used in commerce by us or our licensees. We take appropriate measures to protect, renew and defend our trademarks. We also spend considerable time and resources overseeing, registering, renewing, licensing and protecting our trademarks and prosecuting those who infringe on them. We take great care not to infringe on the intellectual property and trademarks of others. Cette publication est disponible en français. BCE’s Annual Report is printed with vegetable-based ink and is recyclable. Printed in Canada Dividends on BCE shares paid or credited to nonresidents of Canada are subject to a 25% withholding tax unless reduced by treaty. Under current tax treaties, U.S. and U.K. resi- dents are subject to a 15% withholding tax. BCE common shareholders are required to pay tax on dividends as well as any capital gains they realize when they sell their shares or are deemed to have sold them. If you received Nortel Networks common shares in May 2000, you should contact the Investor Relations group to learn more on the tax implications of the BCE/Nortel Plan of Arrangement or visit  www.bce.ca . First quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 4, 2005 Second quarter . . . . . . . . . . August 3, 2005 Third quarter . . . . . . . . November 2, 2005 Fourth quarter . . . . . . . . . . February 1, 2006 Dividends and Capital Gains on  Your BCE Shares