Ziply cost less and has more fibre footprint than Bell Aliant and Bell MTS combined

"BCE Inc. paid approximately $3.95 billion to privatize Bell Aliant in 2014. For Bell MTS, BCE paid around $3.9 billion in 2017."
"put Ziply Fiber size into better perspective
for you, their fibre footprint is, in fact, larger than that of Bell Aliant and Bell MTS
combined."...BCE ZIPLY call transcript.
BCE paid C$5B, plus assuming C$2B debt in 2025 dollars. So BCE is paying less and getting more fibre footprint than the Bell Aliant and Bell MTS acquisitions combined.