Monday, June 25, 2007

WRAPUP 1-Ontario Teachers' pension fund says plans BCE bid

(Reuters) - VANCOUVER/TORONTO, June 25 - The Ontario
Teachers' Pension Plan said on Monday it plans to submit a bid
for BCE Inc. , the strongest word yet on bidding
intentions to come out of the groups combing through the books
of Canada's biggest telecommunications firm.




"We do plan to make a bid. We are committed to building a
real, successful, national telecommunications company in
Canada," said Debra Hanna, a spokeswoman for Teachers', which
is BCE's biggest shareholder with a 6.3 percent stake.


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