BCE paid less than Verizon

"Verizon Communications Inc.'s acquisition of Frontier Communications, announced in September 2024, this deal is valued at approximately US$20 billion. The acquisition will add 2.2 million fiber subscribers to Verizon's network, extending its reach to 25 million premises across 31 states and Washington, D.C"
Frontier is about 35% of the 25M extended reach, or 8.7M.
Compares to BCE paying ~US$5B for 1.3 existing fibre locations and more than 3M fibre locations by the end of 2028. Buying four Ziply would have 5.2M existing fibre loation and 12M fibre locations by 2028. I would argue BCE paid less than Verizon in this comparison.