SkyLine / SkyBest

What SkyLine / SkyBest does

SkyLine Membership Corp., doing business as SkyLine/SkyBest, is a regional telecommunications provider founded in 1951 and headquartered in West Jefferson, North Carolina. The company delivers fiber-optic and copper-based residential and business connectivity, offering broadband internet at 500 MEG, 1 GIG, and 2 GIG speed tiers, streaming television via a DIRECTV channel partnership, residential voice services, and home security positioned around protection from phishing and online scams. Adjacent offerings include business communications solutions, a medical alert pendant service, webmail, electronic billing, and flexible seasonal plans tailored to part-year residents in mountain and vacation markets. The company's core technology is a last-mile fiber and copper network deployed across the southeastern United States, with the operating footprint concentrated in North Carolina and an active fiber-optic buildout underway in Avery County as of October 2025.

The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer and direct-to-SMB, acquired primarily through the skybest.com service-availability lookup, inbound phone sales at 1-800-759-2226, and on-the-ground field installation crews, supplemented by community engagement via the SkyChange customer-funded giving program. The company runs 24/7 technical support (1-877-475-9546), maintains compliance with the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA), and is governed by a leadership team consisting of CEO Kim Shepherd and President Jimmy Blevins.

Revenue is generated predominantly through monthly recurring subscriptions across internet, TV, voice, and security service lines, with add-on modules (medical alert, seasonal service, eStatement) contributing incremental streams. Internet pricing is tiered at $69.99/month for 500 MEG, $89.99/month for 1 GIG, and $124.99/month for 2 GIG, with the DIRECTV promotion adding up to $60 in credits to bundle TV with broadband through June 30. The company is privately held as a membership corporation (101-250 employees), with no public revenue disclosure, no external funding rounds, and no M&A activity in the record, indicating a self-funded, locally-grown operating profile.

Name

SkyLine / SkyBest

Legal name

SkyLine Membership Corp.

Website

https://skybest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SkyLine Membership Corp. (SkyLine/SkyBest) is a North Carolina regional telecommunications provider, founded in 1951, delivering fiber and copper-based high-speed internet, DIRECTV streaming, voice, security, and SMB communications services to residential and business customers across the southeastern United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

West Jefferson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Internet Service: Monthly recurring subscription for high-speed internet service at various speed tiers including 500 MEG, 1 GIG, and 2 GIG options.
2. DIRECTV Partnership: Partnership with DIRECTV for streaming TV service, with promotional offers of up to $60 for new or existing residential internet customers.
3. Security Services: Home security services providing protection from online scams including phishing, calls/text message scams, and email scams.
4. Voice Services: Phone/voice communication services for residential customers.
5. Business Services: Services tailored for business customers including internet, TV, and communication solutions to help businesses thrive.
6. Medical Alert Service: Medical alert pendant system for safety, wearable even in shower, with defined range capabilities.
7. Seasonal Service: Flexible service plans allowing customers to purchase services for specific dates to accommodate summer/winter plans.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SkyLine/SkyBest provides bundled residential and business telecommunications services across North Carolina, delivered over a fiber optic and copper network. Core offerings include high-speed broadband internet at 500 Mbps, 1 GIG, and 2 GIG tiers, streaming TV through a DIRECTV partnership, residential and business voice/phone services, and home security services that include protection from online phishing and scam attempts. Additional offerings include a medical alert pendant service and seasonal service plans for part-year residents.

Product overview

SkyLine/SkyBest is a telecommunications cooperative providing bundled residential and business services including high-speed internet at multiple speed tiers (500 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps), streaming TV through DIRECTV partnership, residential security services with scam protection, and voice/phone services. The company also offers specialized services such as medical alert pendants, seasonal service plans for part-year residents, webmail, and electronic billing. Business solutions include dedicated internet, voice, and security services. Operating as SkyLine Membership Corp., the company serves customers in North Carolina and surrounding areas, offering 24/7 technical support through multiple customer service channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• High Speed Internet
• DIRECTV Streaming TV
• SkyBest Security
• Voice Service
• SkyBest Business Services
• Medical Alert Service
• Seasonal Service

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DIRECTVcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSkyBest partners with DIRECTV to offer streaming TV service to their residential internet customers. The partnership provides up to $60 promotional credit for new or existing SkyBest internet customers subscribing to DIRECTV.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Comporium: Regional incumbent telecom in the Carolinas offering fiber internet, TV, voice, and security services to residential and business customers across SC and NC markets adjacent to SkyLine/SkyBest's territory.
• Vyve Broadband: Regional cable/broadband operator delivering internet, TV, and voice in smaller markets across the southeastern US, comparable in customer scale and rural-market positioning.

Others

• Vyvx / DIRECTV (reseller channel context): National pay-TV provider whose product SkyLine/SkyBest resells via partnership. Indirect relationship but materially shapes SkyBest's bundled TV economics and competitive video positioning.

Broad incumbents

• TDS Telecom: Multi-state regional ILEC providing fiber internet, TV, and voice to rural and small-town communities across the US, comparable in market positioning and product mix though at much larger scale.
• Frontier Communications: Large national fiber overbuilder aggressively expanding FTTH across its footprint, including rural and exurban markets in the Carolinas that overlap with SkyLine/SkyBest's service territory.

Direct peers

• Atlantic Telephone Membership Corporation (ATMC): North Carolina-based telephone membership cooperative providing fiber internet, TV, voice, and security services in southeastern NC. Directly comparable cooperative model and product mix serving rural NC markets.
• Wilkes Communications / RiverStreet Networks: North Carolina cooperative-affiliated fiber provider serving Wilkes County and surrounding mountain communities with internet, voice, and TV — closely comparable geography, cooperative structure, and service mix.
• Lumos: Regional fiber-to-the-home provider expanding across the Carolinas and mid-Atlantic with multi-gig residential internet, TV, and voice — direct competitor in overlapping NC markets.
• Star Communications: NC-based independent telecom offering fiber internet, TV, and phone services in rural western and central North Carolina, overlapping directly with SkyLine/SkyBest's geography and product set.

Emerging players

• BrightRidge (Greeneville Light & Power System fiber division): Tennessee-based electric utility-owned broadband provider offering fiber internet, TV, and voice in Appalachian mountain markets with a similar cooperative/community ownership model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/skylineskybest
• Instagraminstagram.com/skyline.skybest

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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