Kirkland, Wash.-based fiber internet service provider Ziply Fiber agreed to be acquired by Bell Canada, a subsidiary of Canadian telecom giant BCE, in a deal valued around $3.6 billion.

BCE's unit Bell Canada enters the U.S. fiber market by acquiring Ziply Fiber for roughly C$7 billion, with the closing expected in the second half of 2025.

BCE Inc (TSX: BCE) is expanding its fibre footprint into the US, with the acquisition of Ziply Fiber for C$5.0 billion. The acquisition will enable the Canadian telecom oligopoly to take a

Ziply Fiber, an internet service provider (ISP) that serves the Pacific Northwest, is the subject of a new acquisition agreement.

BCE (BCE) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bell Canada, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ziply Fiber, the leading fibre Internet provider in the Pacific Northwest of the United States,

Canada’s largest telecommunications company, Bell Canada, said Monday that it will buy Northwest internet and cable TV provider Ziply Fiber for $5 billion in cash and assumed debt.

Canadian telecom firm BCE said on Monday it would buy internet services provider Ziply Fiber for C$5 billion ($3.60 billion) in cash, as it looks to expand its fiber footprint in the United States. BCE's shares fell about 9% as some analysts said the proceeds from selling the company's stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment will not be used to pay down debt.

Ziply has over 1.3 million fiber locations across four U.S. states and plans to reach more than 3 million in the next four years

Ziply Fiber CEO Harold Zeitz said that the deal has been in the works since August and that the company will be retaining its 1,600 staff members, leadership, brand and offices in Kirkland and Everrett.