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.

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.

Bell Canada has agreed to acquire US fiber company Ziply Fiber, in a deal expected to be worth as much as C$7 billion (US$5bn). The acquisition is part of Bell's plans to expand its fiber footprint across North America and over the border into the US.