EXHIBIT 99.1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

          In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1)(iii) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the persons named below agrees to the joint filing of a statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to the common shares, no par value, of BCE Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada, and further agrees that this Joint Filing Agreement be included as an exhibit to such filings; provided, that, as contemplated by Section 13d-1(k)(1)(ii), no person shall be responsible for the completeness or accuracy of the information concerning the other persons making the filing, unless such person knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Joint Filing Agreement as of this 29th day of October, 2007.

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER &
SMITH INCORPORATED
By:	/s/ Jonathan Santelli
Name:	Jonathan Santelli
Title:	Assistant Secretary
MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.
By:	/s/ Jonathan Santelli
Name:	Jonathan Santelli
Title:	Assistant Secretary
MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL
By:	/s/ Jonathan Santelli
Name:	Jonathan Santelli
Title:	Authorized Signatory
MERRILL LYNCH CANADA INC.
By:	/s/ Jonathan Santelli
Name:	Jonathan Santelli
Title:	Authorized Signatory
MERRILL LYNCH PORTFOLIO MANAGERS LTD.
By:	/s/ Jonathan Santelli
Name:	Jonathan Santelli
Title:	Authorized Signatory
MERRILL LYNCH BANK & TRUST COMPANY, FSB
By:	/s/ Jonathan Santelli
Name:	Jonathan Santelli
Title:	Authorized Signatory

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