| BCE Inc. : BCE Reports Third Quarter Results (5159 words) |
 | BCE's management allocated its existing goodwill and intangible assets with an indefinite life to its reporting units and completed the assessment of the quantitative impact of the transitional impairment test on its financial statements. |
| BCE Inc.'s decision was based on a number of factors, including a revised business plan and outlook of the principal operating segment of Teleglobe with associated funding requirements, a revised assessment of its prospects, and a comprehensive analysis of the state of its industry. |
| BCE recorded a charge of $191 million in the second quarter of 2002 representing a write-down of its investment in BCI to its net realizable value, which was reported as a loss from discontinued operations. |
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