For additional information on such assumptions and risks, please consult BCE’s Annual Information Form dated March management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A) dated March 14, 2012, as updated in BCE’s 2011 First Quarter MD&A dated May 3, 2012, and in BCE’s press release dated May 3, 2012 announcing its financial results for the first quarter of 2012, all filed with the appropriate Canadian securities commissions and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and which are also available on BCE’s website.