BCE and Telus add iPhones

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BCE INC. $25.79 (Toronto symbol BCE; Shares outstanding: 767.2 million; Market cap: $19.8 billion; SI Rating: Above Average) and TELUS CORP. $31.35 (Toronto symbol T.A; Shares outstanding: 335.6 million; Market cap: $10.5 billion; SI Rating: Above Average) have begun selling Apple’s hugely popular iPhone smartphone. Until now, Rogers Communications was the sole Canadian carrier. Adding the iPhone should help BCE and Telus hang on to more of their cellphone customers. It will also help them compete with new wireless carriers, including DAVE Wireless and Public Mobile, which will probably start operating next year. Both BCE and Telus are buys. buys…