Exhibit 99.2
[Letterhead of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP]
| September 30, 2016 |
Bell Canada, and
BCE Inc.,
1, Carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell,
Building A, 7th Floor,
Verdun, Québec,
Canada H3E 3B3.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as United States counsel to Bell Canada and BCE Inc. (collectively, the “Co-Registrants”) in connection with the registration, under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”), of MTN Debentures of Bell Canada, guaranteed by BCE Inc., as described in the Prospectus Supplement, dated September 30, 2016 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), to the Short Form Base Shelf Prospectus, dated September 20, 2016, contained in Amendment No. 1 to the Co-Registrants’ Registration Statement on Form F-10, File No. 333-213603. We hereby confirm that our opinion is as set forth under the heading “Material United States Tax Considerations” contained in the Prospectus Supplement, subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth therein.
We hereby consent to the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission of this letter as an exhibit to a Form 6-K of BCE Inc. and to any reference to us under the heading “Material United States Tax Considerations” in the Prospectus Supplement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.
Very truly yours, |
|
/s/ SULLIVAN & CROMWELL LLP |
