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BCE Inc (2)
Symbol BCE
Shares Issued 932,525,817
Close 2026-03-17 C$ 35.63
Market Cap C$ 33,225,894,860
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Globe says BCE finds a way to make money from AI

2026-03-17 08:31 ET - In the News

The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that in Regina, Bell Canada parent BCE has found a way to make money on artificial intelligence. The Globe's Andrew Willis writes that on Monday, BCE and the Saskatchewan government announced plans to build the country's largest AI data centre, a 300-megawatt facility costing $1.7-billion. AI is a minefield, and BCE is taking a capital-light approach to data centres by having two AI players, Cerebras and CoreWeave, provide the tech gear, including Nvidia chips. Cerebras and CoreWeave signed 10-year, non-cancellable contracts on the project, twice the five-year commitments typically made to data-centre operators. One major issue facing data-centre developers is lining up the electricity to run the energy-hungry facilities. BCE announced the Regina project with power contracts in place with two suppliers, government-owned SaskPower and TransGas. With the 300-megawatt Regina data centre and smaller facilities in British Columbia and Ontario now under way, BCE still has 425 megawatts of power lined up for additional projects. Once it opens in 2027, the Regina data centre will contribute $500-million annually to BCE's revenues and more than $250-million to free cash flow.

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