MONTRÉAL, March 7, 2024 /CNW/ - BCE Inc. (BCE) (TSX: BCE) (NYSE: BCE) today announced that the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of BCE (the Board) has completed a comprehensive request for proposal process for the 2025 external audit engagement (the RFP) and that the Board has selected Ernst & Young LLP as its external auditor for fiscal 2025. In keeping with its focus on best corporate governance practices and given the long tenure of Deloitte LLP as BCE's external auditor, the Audit Committee had initiated the RFP in 2023. After careful consideration, on the advice of the Audit Committee, the Board selected Ernst & Young LLP, subject to shareholder approval at BCE's 2025 annual shareholder meeting.