Owned by WaveDivision Capital, the company operates fiber-optic broadband services in the Pacific Northwest, serving 1.3 million residential and business customers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.

[3][4] In May 2019, WaveDivision Capital—a company led by Wave Broadband founder Steve Weed and other former executives, with backing from Searchlight Capital—announced that it would acquire Frontier Communications Northwest for $1.35 billion.

Weed stated that the company planned to "invest further in our markets, specifically by extending fiber to more homes and businesses, to bring them the high speeds they want."

[5] In February 2020, the Washington Utilities and Transport Commission approved the sale of Frontier Northwest to WaveDivision Capital via Northwest Fiber, LLC; as a condition of the acquisition, the company agreed to invest at least $50 million towards expanding its broadband coverage in the state of Washington.

[8] As of September 30th, 2024, Ziply Fiber has completed its purchase of Wenatchee based LocalTel Communications for an undisclosed amount, adding more than 40,000 customers, and over 150 employees to the company.