BCE Inc. increased its net income to $600 million or 77 cents per share in the third quarter, both up about 75 per cent from the same time last year when the Montreal-based company booked a special item related to its takeover of Astral Media. Excluding that and other items, BCE's adjusted net income increased by 11 per cent from a year ago to $648 million or 83 cents per share - five cents above analyst expectations of 77 cents per share.