BCE Inc, parent of Bell Canada and the country's biggest telecom provider, reported higher quarterly profit and raised its dividend on Thursday as its wireless and media divisions boosted the bottom line.But the company, which together with Rogers Communications Inc and Telus Corp dominates the Canadian market, said it expected revenue to grow by 2 percent at the most this year, compared with 3 percent growth in 2012. It said it sees earnings for 2013 rising slightly.For the final quarter of 2012, profit was in line with expectations as strong performances in wireless and media more than offset Bell Canada's weaker wireline business.BCE's shares were little changed on Thursday morning, slipping 0.02 percent at C$44.51 on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
BCE Inc. is a communications company, providing residential, business and wholesale customers with a range of solutions to all their communications needs. Shares of BCE fell by 0.36% or $-0.16/share to $44.61. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $39.03 and as high as $45.68. On average, 727803 shares of BCE exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 229188.
BCE Inc. is a communications company, providing residential, business and wholesale customers with a range of solutions to all their communications needs. Shares of BCE traded higher by 0.16% or $0.07/share to $44.59. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $39.12 and as high as $45.28. On average, 1344940 shares of BCE.TO exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 490738.
Rogers Communications Inc. (RCI) is a diversified public Canadian communications and media company. Shares of RCI fell by 1.13% or $-0.53/share to $46.30. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $33.58 and as high as $47.09. On average, 247066 shares of RCI exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 97287.
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