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.

The Kirkland-based fiber internet services provider Ziply Fiber agreed to be acquired by the Canadian telecommunications company Bell Canada, a subsidiary of BCE Inc. (NYSE: BCE), in a $3.6 billion deal, the company announced Monday.

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.