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In addition, positive line trends...</description><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>CreditSights</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/ccbn/B2323294</link><ccbn:docid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">B2323294</ccbn:docid><guid isPermaLink="false">ccbn/B2323294</guid><ccbn:index_mode xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">norm</ccbn:index_mode><pubDate>06 Aug 2009 12:09:00 EST</pubDate><ccbn:eventid xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">2323294</ccbn:eventid><ccbn:headline xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Edited Brief of BCE earnings conference call or presentation, 6-Aug-09 8:00am ET</ccbn:headline><ccbn:name xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">BCE, Inc</ccbn:name><ccbn:price xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">54.0000</ccbn:price><ccbn:revision xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Edited</ccbn:revision><ccbn:storetitle xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">BCE, Inc Q2 2009 Earnings Conference Call Summary</ccbn:storetitle><ccbn:ticker xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">BCE</ccbn:ticker><ccbn:time xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">8:00am ET</ccbn:time><title>BCE, Inc Q2 2009 Earnings Conference Call Summary</title><ccbn:type xmlns:ccbn="http://www.alacra.com/ccbn">Brief</ccbn:type><description>...Jonathan Allen RBC Capital Markets - Analyst Vince Valentini TD Newcrest - Analyst Greg MadDonald NBF - Analyst Glen Campbell Banc of America - Analyst Simon Flannery Morgan Stanley - Analyst Jeff Fan Scotia Capital - Analyst Dvai Ghose Genuity Capital Markets - Analyst Bob Bek CIBC - Analyst Peter Rhamey BMO Capital Markets - Analyst Rob Goff Haywood Securities - Analyst OVERVIEW...

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