Mac Mountain, a Vermont-based company that invests in fiber broadband networks, has rolled out a new partnership model they describe as “one-of-a-kind.” The model blends the firm’s strategic investment with a new operational arm, LightCraft, which will provide design, construction, sales, and day-to-day operations management.
LightCraft will handle the operational work across deployment and ongoing network management, allowing partners to focus on growing subscribers, reducing costs, and delivering reliable broadband services to their communities.
According to Mac Mountain founder and CEO Alex Rozek, the new model is designed to increase fiber broadband subscriptions and maximize the value providers gain from residential and commercial development projects.
Rozek, who previously served as co-CEO of the Boston-based Boston Omaha Corporation, founded Mac Mountain to bring mobile broadband service to Vermont, a detail highlighted on the company’s website bio.
Mac Mountain emphasizes that it builds long-term partnerships with municipalities, rural electric co-ops, developers, homebuilders, and regional ISPs. LightCraft will provide shared services and proven systems to boost efficiency, reduce costs, and help each partner thrive, according to the company’s release.
“By handling the operational work from design and deployment to ongoing service, LightCraft enables our partners to focus on growing subscribers, reducing costs, and delivering reliable broadband service to their communities, all while ensuring ongoing cash flow,” said Scott Sampson, CEO of LightCraft. Rozek added that the partnership model seeks to generate recurring financial returns through cash flow sharing and to help deliver next-generation broadband to residents and businesses in participating communities.
