Metro Communications Company

What Metro Communications Company does

Metro Communications Company, operating as MCC Network Solutions, LLC, is a privately-held regional fiber-optic telecommunications provider founded in 2000 and headquartered in Sullivan, Illinois. The company owns and operates what it describes as the largest independent fiber-optic network in Central Illinois, spanning 3,000+ miles across multiple counties, with approximately 250 additional fiber miles added annually through organic construction and acquisitions. Its core technology is a 100% fiber-optic network delivering internet, voice, and network services to business and wholesale customers, complemented by cloud-based Hosted Voice PBX, MaX UC unified communications with MaX Meeting video conferencing (up to 100 participants), SIP trunking, fiber wavelength services (1-100 Gbps), private fiber networks, and mobile backhaul for wireless carriers, with Ethernet backhaul options ranging from 10 Mbps to 100 Gbps and sub-50ms ring protection switching.

Metro generates revenue primarily through recurring monthly subscriptions on dedicated fiber connections (500 Mbps to 100 Gbps), cloud-hosted voice seats, SIP trunks, and wholesale carrier backhaul contracts, with custom quote-based pricing rather than published rate cards and a 1-2 week sales cycle. The go-to-market is direct sales-led: enterprise customers submit quote requests through the website and are contacted by dedicated account managers, supported by an inside sales team reachable at [email protected]. The company serves four primary vertical segments — wireless carriers (the majority of mobile backhaul in Central Illinois), enterprise businesses, education, and wholesale markets — and operates a dual-brand structure with Metro Communications focused on enterprise and infrastructure and Conxxus addressing residential fiber-to-the-home. Headcount is 51-100 employees with active hiring signals. Leadership consists of founder Zak Horn as CEO/President and Brittany Walters as CFO.

Name

Metro Communications Company

Legal name

MCC Network Solutions, LLC

Website

https://metrocomm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Metro Communications Company, founded in 2000, is a privately-held regional fiber-optic telecommunications provider operating the largest independent fiber network in Central Illinois (3,000+ miles), delivering business internet, hosted voice, and wholesale backhaul services to enterprise, carrier, education, and government customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sullivan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fiber-Optic Internet Services: Recurring monthly revenue from dedicated business internet connections with bandwidth options from 500 Mbps to 100 Gbps. Customers pay based on selected bandwidth tier with dedicated fiber delivery.
2. Hosted Voice PBX: Monthly subscription revenue for cloud-based phone services including small installation fee. No IT or installation costs required; system upgrades included in monthly service.
3. SIP Trunking: Monthly service fees enabling voice and network data consolidation over single broadband connection. Revenue from scaling monthly service agreements as customers add phone lines.
4. Mobile Backhaul Services: Wholesale connectivity services to wireless carriers for backhaul from cell towers to wireline networks. Supports carrier customers with carrier-class performance and SLAs.
5. Wavelength Services: High-capacity wavelength connections providing 1-100 Gbps routes for carriers, financial institutions, and enterprises. Revenue from dedicated fiber and optical network connections.
6. Private Network Solutions: Custom dedicated fiber network design, installation, and management for enterprise customers including Layers 1, 2, & 3 solutions with dark and lit fiber options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Metro Communications is a regional fiber-optic network operator providing business-grade internet, hosted voice (PBX), private fiber networks, SIP trunking, mobile backhaul, and wavelength services to enterprise, education, wholesale, and wireless carrier customers in Central Illinois. The portfolio is anchored by 100% fiber-optic internet connections with speeds from 500 Mbps to 100 Gbps and extends to cloud-based unified communications via the MaX UC platform.

Product overview

Metro Communications offers a unified fiber-optic services platform serving business customers across Central Illinois. The core offering is Business Fiber Internet providing dedicated connectivity up to 100Gbps, which serves as the underlying infrastructure for all other services. Hosted Voice PBX provides cloud-based phone system capabilities, while MaX UC and MaX Meeting add unified communications and video conferencing. Private Fiber Networks and Fiber Optic Wavelengths serve enterprise customers requiring dedicated, secure connectivity with custom routing configurations. SIP Trunking and Mobile Backhaul extend the portfolio by enabling carriers and businesses to leverage existing PBX systems or connect cell towers to wireline networks. Yealink IP phones provide endpoint hardware compatible with the hosted voice platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Conxxus: A subsidiary brand extending Metro's fiber expertise to residential markets through Fiber-to-the-Home internet services in neighborhoods.

Products and services

• Business Fiber Internet Dedicated fiber-optic internet service providing high-bandwidth connectivity from 500 Mbps to 100 Gbps for business customers, with ERP-protected bandwidth options and static IP addresses.
• Hosted Voice PBX Cloud-based PBX phone system providing reliable flexible business communication with robust calling features, advanced capabilities, and a user-friendly Commportal control panel without requiring on-site hardware.
• Private Fiber Networks Dedicated private fiber-optic networks for demanding enterprise customers including financial institutions, healthcare providers, government entities, and school districts, offering fully private networking with configurable routing, latency, and diversity requirements.
• SIP Trunking Voice trunking service combining communications with enterprise data on a single broadband connection, enabling businesses to keep existing PBX systems while gaining scalability, cost savings, and unified communications capabilities.
• Mobile Backhaul Fiber optic connections linking cell site air interfaces to wireline networks for mobile carriers, supporting 4G/5G data transmission with Ethernet backhaul options ranging from 10 Mbps to 100 Gbps and carrier-class performance with SLAs.
• Fiber Optic Wavelengths High-bandwidth wavelength service providing 1-100 Gbps connectivity over lit fiber-optic lines, offering low-latency and low-jitter routes for financial, carrier, and enterprise customers with private network options, sub-50ms ring protection switching, and diversity protection.
• MaX UC Cloud-based unified communications application for mobile and desktop enabling calls, instant messaging, and video calls from any internet-connected device, with MaX Meeting video conferencing for up to 100 participants, no meeting time limits, collaboration features, Outlook integration, and personal meeting IDs; integrated with Hosted Voice services for business continuity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Speed reliability improvement through fiber vs. copper: fiber not impacted by weather or electromagnetic interference
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Clearwave FibermajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 January 2026Metro Communications is purchasing Clearwave's southern Illinois operations separately from the Point Broadband and Clearwave Fiber merger. This acquisition represents a strategic expansion of Metro's fiber network footprint in southern Illinois, adding to its existing Central Illinois coverage area.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Zayo Group: Wholesale fiber and wavelength specialist with metro and long-haul routes. Direct competitor to Metro's wavelength and mobile backhaul services for carriers and financial customers.
• Clearwave Fiber: Regional fiber-to-the-home and business fiber operator in Illinois and surrounding states. Directly comparable regional fiber footprint and customer mix; Metro is acquiring Clearwave's southern Illinois operations.
• MetroNet (Metronet): Independent fiber-to-the-home and business fiber provider in the Midwest and South. Comparable in operating model (fiber-only, regional, business + residential) and target market; now majority-owned by AT&T.
• Point Broadband: Independent regional fiber operator focused on rural and suburban markets across multiple states. Highly comparable as an independent fiber ISP pursuing M&A-driven scale, and counterparty in the Clearwave merger.

Broad incumbents

• Lumen Technologies: Large enterprise and wholesale fiber carrier offering wavelengths, Ethernet, and managed services. Competes with Metro's enterprise private fiber and wavelength services in Illinois-adjacent markets.
• Consolidated Communications (now Everstream / private): Regional fiber and managed services provider serving Midwest enterprise and carrier customers. Overlaps with Metro in fiber-based enterprise, wholesale, and backhaul offerings.
• TDS Telecom: Regional communications provider with fiber build-outs across the Midwest. Comparable business fiber and hosted voice product portfolio targeting similar rural and small-metro markets.
• Brightspeed: Large regional fiber operator serving 20+ states with a multi-billion-dollar fiber upgrade plan. Competes with Metro for enterprise and wholesale customers in adjacent Midwest markets.
• Frontier Communications: National fiber and wireline carrier with significant Illinois footprint. Provides comparable enterprise internet, Ethernet, and wavelength services to overlapping business customers.

Emerging players

• i3 Broadband: Regional fiber operator serving Midwest communities. Comparable in scale and target market (fiber-to-the-home and business fiber in secondary markets), providing relevant independent-operator benchmarking.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Metrocomm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/25056870
• Instagraminstagram.com/metrocommunications
• Xx.com/MetroComm_Fiber

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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