Ziply® Fiber launches new fiber-optic network in Benton City, WA

First 300 addresses of more than 1,000 ready for service today

Big Picture

• Benton City residents now have access to ultra-fast, reliable fiber internet
• Service is available today to nearly 300 addresses
• Ziply Fiber provides a dedicated connection to each home, so neighbors online won’t slow you down
• End-to-end, 100% fiber infrastructure designed to support increasing demand
• Speeds range from 100 Mbps to 50 Gig, America’s Fastest Home Internet
• Plans start at just $35/month with a WiFi 7 router included with our most popular plans and no price jumps after a year

Kirkland, Washington (October 13, 2026)—America’s Fastest Home Internet provider, Ziply® Fiber, announced today that its new, ultra-high-speed, 100-percent fiber-optic network is ready for service in Benton City, Washington. Service is available today to the first 200 addresses of the more than 500 currently in construction across the city. Construction to the remaining homes and businesses will continue over the next several weeks.

Why it Matters

The construction of this new fiber network is important because across much of the country, many communities still rely on outdated cable or copper infrastructure, which were never designed to handle today’s internet needs and speeds. With its true end-to-end fiber network, Ziply Fiber is ensuring cities like Benton City have the infrastructure needed to support the increasing demands of today and for many years to come.

“It’s always been our goal to connect more communities to the fastest fiber internet available, and we’re proud to launch our service in Benton City,” said Harold Zeitz, CEO of Ziply Fiber. “Technology and the ways we use the internet will continue to change, which makes reliable connectivity more important than ever. This network gives local residents and businesses the speed and capacity they need today, while ensuring they’re ready for what comes next.”

What’s Next in Benton City?

With work wrapping up soon in Benton City, residents can expect several things.

Many residents may be unfamiliar with specifically what’s included with and available from Ziply Fiber as part of its various plans.

Ziply Fiber believes that everyone should benefit from amazingly fast, game-changing internet, not just people in big cities. That’s why the company has been investing hundreds of millions of dollars to build an advanced, 100-percent fiber network to underserved suburban and rural communities across the Northwest. Since June 2020, Ziply Fiber has built and/or is currently building fiber networks in more than 150 new fiber markets in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, connecting more people and more communities to fast, reliable internet every day.

What sets Ziply Fiber apart?

• Named 2025 Fiber Provider of the Year by Cablefax Magazine
• Won 2024 Broadband Nation Award for Excellence in Fiber to the Home Deployment
• Offers America’s Fastest Home Internet—50 Gig
• Called “America’s undisputed leader as the fastest home internet provider” and “the fastest internet provider nationwide” by CNET
• Named “The Fastest ISP in the Northwest” by HighSpeedInternet.com

About Ziply Fiber

Ziply Fiber, home to America’s Fastest Home Internet—50 Gig, is an independent business unit of Bell Canada, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BCE Inc. (TSX, NYSE: BCE), Canada’s largest communications company. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, Ziply Fiber’s Northwest roots include a senior leadership team that has lived and worked in the communities we serve. That local market mindset and history are important parts of the company culture and vision for the future. More information on the company’s products and services can be found at ziplyfiber.com.

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