JB-Nets

What JB-Nets does

JB-Nets, LLC is a local family-owned internet service provider headquartered in Gallia County, Ohio, founded in 2002 to deliver broadband, voice, and television services to residential and commercial customers in Gallia and Lawrence counties of Southeastern Ohio. The company explicitly targets rural areas where traditional cable and DSL providers do not offer service, positioning itself as a digital-divide bridge for underserved Southern Ohio communities.

The company's product portfolio comprises four service lines. Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) is the highest-tier offering, providing symmetrical speeds of 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps across four price points (Copper, Bronze, Silver, Gold). FIBERStream Wireless is a fixed wireless product with symmetrical speeds across three tiers (Essential, Family Connection, All-Access), positioned for areas not yet reached by fiber. Standard Wireless provides lower-speed fixed wireless service (25/10 and 50/10 Mbps) for legacy coverage. VoIP phone service and Real Choice TV (resold) are offered as add-ons. All internet plans include unlimited usage, no contracts, a managed router/WiFi with parental controls, and free installation, with monthly equipment lease, transmission, and managed router fees layered on top of base pricing.

JB-Nets generates revenue through recurring monthly subscriptions across its fiber, wireless, VoIP, and TV services, plus recurring equipment lease and managed router fees on every account. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via phone-based sales, an online service availability request form, a website coverage map, and a self-service customer portal. The company operates with 1-10 employees and relies on partnerships with Broadband Ohio and the Ohio Residential Broadband Expansion Grant to underwrite its FTTH buildout. No funding rounds, M&A activity, or public revenue disclosures are present in the available data.

Name

JB-Nets

Legal name

JB-Nets, LLC

Website

https://jbnets.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rural Broadband Internet Services

NAICS

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite) (5171), Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111)

SIC

Communications Services, Nec (4899), Cable & Other Pay Television Services (4841)

akta.pro primary industry

Wireless ISPs (WISPs) & Fixed Wireless Access Providers (HDAIADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rural Broadband & Cooperative Fiber Operators (HDAIACAG), Fiber-to-the-Premises/Building (FTTP/FTTB) Operators (HDAIACAC)

Keywords

• Rural broadband services
• Fiber internet
• Wireless internet
• VoIP phone services
• Local ISP

Headquarters

HQ city

Gallipolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Internet Services: Monthly recurring subscription fees for fiber-to-the-home and wireless internet services. All plans include unlimited usage with no data caps.
2. Phone Services: VoIP phone connection services provided as part of the service offering.
3. TV Services: Real Choice TV services sold as a service provider/reseller.
4. Equipment and Transmission Fees: Monthly equipment lease fees and transmission fees applied to all new accounts in addition to base service pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JB-Nets is a local family-owned internet service provider that delivers fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), fixed wireless (FIBERStream Wireless and Standard Wireless), VoIP phone, and TV (Real Choice TV) services to residential and commercial customers in Gallia & Lawrence County, Ohio. The company targets rural areas where cable and DSL broadband are unavailable, offering symmetrical speed tiers ranging from 25 Mbps to 1000 Mbps.

Product overview

JB-Nets is a local family-owned internet service provider offering a portfolio of connectivity services including Fiber to the Home (FTTH) internet with four speed tiers (Copper, Bronze, Silver, Gold ranging from 100-1000 Mbps symmetrical speeds), FIBERStream Wireless fixed broadband, and Standard Wireless Internet. The company also provides bundled TV service through Real Choice TV and VoIP phone connectivity. All internet services feature no contracts, unlimited usage, managed router/WiFi, and parental controls. Services are primarily targeted at residential and commercial customers in Gallia and Lawrence County, Ohio, with a focus on areas where traditional cable and DSL connections are unavailable.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FIBERStream Wireless: Wireless internet service offering with multiple plan tiers (Essential, Family Connection, All-Access) featuring various speed options.
• Real Choice TV

Products and services

• Fiber to the Home (FTTH) High-speed fiber optic internet service with symmetrical download and upload speeds across four tiers: Copper (100/100 Mbps at $39.95/mo), Bronze (200/200 Mbps at $59.95/mo), Silver (500/500 Mbps at $79.95/mo), and Gold (1000/1000 Mbps at $99.95/mo). All plans include no contract, unlimited usage, managed router/WiFi, parental controls, and free installation. Available to residential and commercial customers within the Gallia & Lawrence County fiber footprint.
• FIBERStream Wireless Fixed wireless internet service with three tiers: Essential (100/100 Mbps at $39.95/mo) for everyday needs, Family Connection (200/200 Mbps at $59.95/mo) for household connectivity, and All-Access (500/500 Mbps at $79.95/mo) for remote workers and tech-savvy users. All new accounts subject to $15/mo equipment lease fee, $5/mo transmission fee, and $1/mo managed router fee. Designed to reach areas where traditional wired fiber infrastructure is unavailable.

Quantifiable outcome

• No contracts required - flexibility for customers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Point Broadband: Point Broadband is a rural-focused fiber-to-the-home provider operating across multiple U.S. states, targeting underserved communities outside major metro areas. Like JB-Nets, it focuses on small/rural geographies where cable and DSL are unavailable, offering symmetrical speeds and competing on local customer service.
• GoNetspeed: GoNetspeed is a regional fiber-to-the-home ISP rapidly overbuilding underserved markets in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Southeast U.S. It competes head-on in rural and exurban communities on symmetrical gigabit speeds, no-contract pricing, and bundled voice services — a near-identical playbook to JB-Nets' FTTH offering.
• Metronet: Metronet is one of the largest independent fiber ISPs in the U.S., serving small and mid-sized markets across 17+ states. It offers symmetrical gigabit fiber and bundles voice/TV, directly comparable to JB-Nets' FTTH product set, with similar value propositions of no contracts and unlimited data.
• Wabash Communications Cooperative: Wabash Communications is a rural Ohio-based cooperative providing fiber-to-the-home and fixed wireless to underserved communities in northwest Ohio. It is a tight comparable to JB-Nets: a small Ohio rural broadband operator leveraging cooperative/community funding to deliver FTTH where cable/DSL fall short.
• Horizon Telcom: Horizon Telcom is an Ohio-based fiber and fixed wireless provider serving rural and underserved communities, now merged with Consolidated Communications. It represents a small-to-mid Ohio rural broadband operator with a near-identical technology and geographic profile to JB-Nets.
• Armstrong Utilities: Armstrong is a regional cable/broadband operator delivering fiber, internet, phone, and TV to communities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, and West Virginia. It directly mirrors JB-Nets' bundling strategy of internet + voice + TV over owned fiber and coaxial infrastructure in smaller markets.

Broad incumbents

• Windstream (Kinetic): Windstream is a large incumbent ILEC operating DSL and expanding fiber across rural and suburban Ohio. As a legacy provider actively converting copper to fiber in southeastern Ohio, it represents both a competitive threat and a potential infrastructure partner for JB-Nets.
• Consolidated Communications (now private under Searchlight Capital & BCI): Consolidated Communications is a national fiber-and-DSL provider historically serving rural and mid-sized markets across 20+ states, including Ohio. Although it is a much larger incumbent, it represents the type of established carrier overbuilder JB-Nets ultimately competes with or could be acquired by.

Regional players

• altafiber (formerly Cincinnati Bell): altafiber is an Ohio-headquartered fiber, wireless, and IT services provider; it operates the largest fiber footprint in Cincinnati and is expanding into other Ohio markets. It is a regional incumbent in the same geography as JB-Nets and the most likely larger competitor to overbuild Gallia/Lawrence County with fiber.

Emerging players

• Starlink (SpaceX): Starlink is a satellite broadband service that directly competes for the same rural Southeastern Ohio households JB-Nets serves via fixed wireless. With no infrastructure to deploy and rapidly improving speeds, it is the most significant competitive threat to JB-Nets' wireless subscriber base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jbnets
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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