BCE soars along with Fibe

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BCE now trades close to its all-time highs. That’s mainly because its wireless revenue continues to grow steadily, rising 26.5% from $4.9 billion in 2010 to $6.2 billion in 2014. At the same time, wireline revenue fell from $10.7 billion to $10.0 billion as land-line phone users continue to switch to wireless. However, BCE’s Fibe Internet and TV services are spurring new demand for its fibre optic land lines. This is a big growth market for the company. BCE INC. $57.50 (Toronto symbol BCE; Shares outstanding: 848.1 million; Market cap: $48.8 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Dividend yield: 4.5%; www.bce.ca) is Canada’s largest provider of telephone, Internet and wireless services. It also offers satellite and Internet TV across the country. In the three months ended September 30, 2015, BCE’s earnings per share rose 12.0%, to $0.93 from $0.83 a year earlier. Revenue increased 2.9%, to $5.3 billion from $5.2 billion. Revenue from wireless services (33% of the total) rose 9.3%…