Bell completed its $5 billion acquisition of Ziply Fiber, marking its entry into the U.S. broadband market. In 2017, Bell acquired Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS) in a $3.9 billion deal, consolidating its position in the region. Bell expanded its faster 5G+ network coverage to 17 communities across southern Ontario and expanded the availability of its Wi-Fi 7 Giga Hub 2.0 modem to Bell Pure Fibre customers across all of Ontario and Quebec. Additionally, Bell expanded its Bell Streaming bundle to Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan, and completed the deployment of a subsea fibre optic cable to Fogo Island and Change Islands, enhancing digital connectivity for these remote communities. Bell announced plans to launch internet service in Western Canada by wholesaling over Telus’s fibre network, accessing about 3.4 million premises. However, Bell faced challenges, including a customer decrease as some customers left for rival ISPs due to repeated internet bill increases, and it implemented a dividend cut as part of a broader restructuring. The company also laid off about 690 non-unionized management employees as part of a three-year strategic plan.