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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 40 - F ☐ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 ( a ) OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended : December 31 , 2020 Commission File Number : 1-8481 BCE INC . ( Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter ) Canada ( Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 4813 ( Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number ( if applicable ) ) 98-0134477 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ( if applicable ) ) 1 , carrefour Alexander - Graham - Bell , Building A , 7th Floor , Verdun , Québec , Canada H3E 3B3 , ( 514 ) 870-8777 ( Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices ) CT Corporation System , 28 Liberty St. , New York , New York 10005 , ( 212 ) 894-8940 ( Name , address ( including zip code ) and telephone number ( including area code ) of agent for service in the United States ) Martin Cossette Copies of all correspondence should be sent to : Vice - President , Legal and Corporate Secretary BCE Inc. 1 , carrefour Alexander - Graham - Bell Building A , 7th Floor Verdun , Québec H3E 3B3 Canada Tel : ( 514 ) 786-8424 Donald R. Crawshaw Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street New York , New York 10004-2498 Tel : ( 212 ) 558-4000