RE:RE:Who cares about the company behind the dividend?Exactly. BCE management does not and cannot do things on a whim like raising the dividend.
The do so after full analysis of their financial condition now and in the future.
BCE has never cut their dividend, even in the past as critics and doubters thought they should.
More than not, it's better to listen to insiders running the show who have the knowledge and information at hand to make decisions, rather than listen to outsiders who think they can do better and have a lot less data to go on.