Tuesday, October 28, 2003

Bell Canada Adds 104,000 DSL Users in Q3

Bell Canada Enterprises (BCE) reported total Q3 revenue of $4.88 billion (Canadian), compared to $4.86 billion last year. Earnings per share were $0.49, compared to $0.40 per share last year. Major trends in Q3 include:

  • added 104,000 net DSL customers, for a total of 1,391,000


  • added 124,000 net Cellular and PCS subscribers, for a total of 4,244,000


  • added 17,000 net Bell ExpressVu satellite TV subscribers, for a total of 1,352,000


  • posted data revenue of $931 million, up by 2.5% compared to last year.


  • Free cash flow (after dividend payments and capital expenditures) was $947 million
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