BCE Inc. cut its quarterly dividend payment to shareholders and announced a partnership deal with the Public Sector Pension Investment Board to help accelerate the development of fibre infrastructure in the U.S. BCE chief executive Mirko Bibic said Thursday the dividend cut comes as the company faces intense price competition against a backdrop of macroeconomic and geopolitical instability.The company said it will now pay a quarterly dividend of 43.75 cents per share, down from 99.75 cents per s