Bell renews $3B medium term note program

MONTREAL – Bell Canada has filed a prospectus supplement to a short form base shelf prospectus dated September 3, 2009 with the various securities regulatory authorities in all Canada's provinces.The filing was made to renew its medium term notes (MTN) program and to allow Bell to offer up to $3 billion of MTN debentures over a 25-month period. The MTN program was renewed “so as to continue to provide Bell with financial flexibility and efficient access to Canadian capital markets”, the press release reads.Bell has also signed agreements with “certain dealers” allowing them to act as agents, principals or underwriters...