Posted AT 9:17 AM EST on 12/07/08
New BCE boss talks of ambitious changes – details to follow
GORDON PITTS AND JACQUIE MCNISH AND SIMON AVERY
Globe and Mail Update
In his first day as chief executive officer of Canada's largest communications carrier, George Cope wanted to talk about the dramatic changes he is about to bring to
BCE Inc. over the next 100 days – but it was a message of grand ambition with promise of a barrage of details to come.
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