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MONTREAL — The closing of BCE Inc.’s $5-billion purchase of U.S. internet provider Ziply Fiber in August helped boost the telecom giant’s fibre internet subscription base in its latest quarter, as it aims to accelerate its infrastructure build south of the border.
Bell Canada’s parent company said Thursday it added 65,000 net new fibre subscribers in its third quarter, including U.S. operations.
Based in Kirkland, Wash., Ziply Fiber offers fibre internet service in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. Ziply added 9,000 net new fibre customers in August and September, its first two months officially under BCE’s ownership.
Its acquisition by Bell was funded largely though proceeds of BCE’s $4.7-billion sale of its stake in Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment to rival Rogers Communications Inc. — a deal that also closed earlier in the quarter.
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