Bell scoops up more than 70 per cent of government spending on phone lines: data

The government spent $172.8-million on traditional and wireless phone lines in 2024-25, and the BCE Inc. subsidiary’s share of the pot was almost $122-million.
Of federal phone line spending in 2024-25 with Canada’s ‘Big Three,’ Bell took $122-million, followed by Telus Corp. at $41.9-million, and Rogers Communications Inc. with $1.6-million. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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BY MARIA COLLINS
July 16, 2026

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