George Cope was raised in Port Perry, a small town in Ontario, Canada. He played basketball for Western University until a knee injury sidelined him. George earned a Business Administration (Honours) degree from Ivey Business School at Western University and was conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws from Western in recognition of his success in telecommunications and his dedication to promoting mental health awareness.
George was President and CEO of cellphone provider Clearnet for 13 years. The company was bought out by TELUS Mobility in 2000 and George eventually wound up as President and CEO of TELUS Mobility.
He became president and CEO of BCE and Bell Canada in 2008.
BCE Inc., is a telecommunications and media company that provides wireless, wireline, Internet and television services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Canada. The company operates through Bell Wireless, Bell Wireline, and Bell Media segments.
The company operates approximately 30 conventional TV stations; and 39 speciality pay, pay, and pay-per-view TV channels; 106 radio stations; 10,500 advertising faces; and 200 Websites.
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