ZochNet made the 2022 Inc.5000 list

This is the 4th year in a row that the company has made this prestigious list of
“Fastest Growing Private Companies in America”

NEW YORK, JANUARY, 2023 – Inc. magazine today revealed that ZochNet is on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Microsoft, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, Pandora, Timberland, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.

“This is a remarkable achievement of our successful commitment to deliver High-speed internet to rural counties throughout Texas, but I must thank our amazing customers, communities and my team for making it possible to make the Inc5000” said Robert Zoch, Founder and CEO.

Not only have the companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 (which are listed online at Inc.com) been very competitive within their markets, but the list as a whole shows staggering growth compared with prior lists. According to Inc magazine there were over 7 million companies that sent in their past 4 year tax returns to verify their revenue growth.

Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.

ZochNet has acquired JET JET INTERNET

ZochNet has acquired JET JET INTERNET
Effective March 2021, we welcome Jet Jet users into the ZochNet Family

Bellville, Texas (March 1, 2021) – Internet Service Provider; ZochNet, recently acquired a local internet company; Jet Jet Internet LLC, based out of Sealy, Texas.
The deal closed on February 28th. “This acquisition will expand ZochNet’s current coverage area in Austin County and increase its tower network in the county; by adding 12 towers, bringing us up to 26 towers, throughout the county” said Roger Turner, the company’s CFO. Currently, ZochNet is in the early construction stages of fibering the town of Bellville, the capital seat of Austin County.

Jet Jet Internet was founded in 2012 and has been operated by local Sealy resident, Bobby Schoelman, since he started the company. “I first met Roger in the spring of 2020 and liked their business model and future plans to expand and update rural internet service in Texas. I knew that ZochNet was committed to being on top of the industry changes and was wanting to expand. In turn, ZochNet learned more about Jet Jet Internet and were impressed by many things about our business model, network and operations. Since our two companies overlapped in a couple areas and with us having similar business models, ZochNet expressed an interest in purchasing our Sealy area network. With Sealy and Austin County growing so quickly, Jet Jet Internet’s expanding network and rapidly growing customer base, we decided that the timing was right to sell certain assets to ZochNet. We had been approached by other wireless internet service providers interested in purchasing our network over the past year. We knew that ZochNet was by far the right choice as they are best equipped to provide high-quality internet options in our area, reliable connectivity and they are also well-known in the industry to provide stellar customer service (which were always our goals, as well)”, said Bobby Schoelman.

“While Jet Jet Internet is building internet infrastructure in the Bahamas, ZochNet plans on keeping all of their existing employees, because obtaining their kind of talent and experience is very important to our company,” explained Roger Turner. “This deal of purchasing the Jet Jet Internet and Sealy area network infrastructure, which in part includes 12 towers, multiple fiber optic backbone connections and 1,200 Jet Jet subscribers will bring us up to over 7,500 subscribers, which gives us the means to increase our customer care support and network monitoring to ultimately provide 24/7/365 customer service.”

This is the second acquisition in 6 months, ZochNet acquired Texas Broadband, based in Brenham, whom was a 20-year old ISP in 10 counties throughout the area, including Austin County. These transactions positions ZochNet to fulfill the broadband needs of Fiber-Optic technology for FTTH & FTTB, (Fiber to the Home, & Business) for the Austin county towns and Highspeed Internet for the most rural areas of Austin County.

For more information on ZochNet Internet and VoIP Phone, bundles and pricing, and the services offered in the Austin County market, please visit www.zochnet.com or call the Sealy office at 979-885-6594.

About Unified Communications Inc., dba ZochNet: ZochNet, according to Inc 500 magazine, made the Inc5000 list of “ Americas Fastest Growing Private Companies” in 2019 & 2020. ZochNet is a “multi-platform” internet service provider and VoIP phone service; using fixed wireless, cable and fiber-optic communication technologies to reach rural communities in 14 counties between Austin and Houston.

424 S. Main St. - Giddings, Texas

We moved to our NEW HEADQUARTERS at 424 S. Main St. - Giddings, Texas 78942

Our old office (5476 US Highway 77 at Lincoln) is now our SERVICE CENTER.

You can visit us at this NEW LOCATION at Giddings for:

• Requesting New Service
• Make Payments
• Account Changes
• Schedule Tech Visit

You can visit us at OLD LOCATION at Lincoln for:

• Make Payments
• Equipment replacement
• Schedule Tech Visit

ZochNet made the 2019 Inc.5000 list

ZochNet’s 3-year revenue growth of 136% put them on the Inc.5000
“Fastest Growing Private Companies in America”

NEW YORK, August 14, 2019 – Inc. magazine today revealed that ZochNet is No. 2775 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Microsoft, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, Pandora, Timberland, LinkedIn, Yelp, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.

“This is a remarkable achievement of our successful commitment to deliver High-speed internet to rural counties throughout Texas, but I must thank our amazing customers, communities and my team for making it possible to make the Inc5000” said Robert Zoch, Founder and CEO.

Not only have the companies on the 2019 Inc. 5000 (which are listed online at Inc.com) been very competitive within their markets, but the list as a whole shows staggering growth compared with prior lists. The 2019 Inc. 5000 achieved an astounding three-year average growth of 454 percent, and a median rate of 157 percent. The Inc. 5000’s aggregate revenue was $237.7 billion in 2018, accounting for 1,216,308 jobs over the past three years.

Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.

“The companies on this year’s Inc. 5000 have followed so many different paths to success,” says Inc. editor in chief James Ledbetter. “There’s no single course you can follow or investment you can take that will guarantee this kind of spectacular growth. But what they have in common is persistence and seizing opportunities.”

The annual Inc. 5000 event honoring the companies on the list will be held October 10 to 12, 2019, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. As always, speakers include some of the greatest innovators and business leaders of our generation.

ZOCHNET MAKES 2ND ACQUISITION

ZochNet has acquired Texas Broadband, Inc.

Giddings, Texas (May 31, 2019) –Internet Service Provider; ZochNet, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a local internet competitor; Texas Broadband, Inc., based out of Brenham, Texas. The deal is subject to SBA approval and is expected to close over the following 60 days. “This acquisition will expand ZochNet’s current coverage area with 10 more counties and increase its Tower network; by adding 56 towers, bringing us up to 18 counties served with 138 towers,” said Roger Turner, the company’s CFO, “and more importantly, positioning the company to add dozens of small rural towns into its long-term Fiber Strategy of bringing the Gold Standard of Internet to rural Texas communities.” Texas Broadband and ZochNet have had a 10 year history of competing and working together in the fixed wireless industry. “I met Warren Smith, the President & Founder of Texas Broadband, when I first started ZochNet, he had no problem helping me get started by providing me with bandwidth and his knowledge of the business. He was invaluable in ZochNet’s early days.” said Robert Zoch, CEO and founder of ZochNet.

Texas Broadband has been operated by three generations of the Smith family. In 2002, Warren Smith; his father Duane Smith and his son Brad Smith, incorporated their company and began bringing internet to the country, eventually even Warren’s younger children, Hunter and Misty, became part of the ownership & management to operate Texas Broadband. The company grew to cover 18 counties, from Bastrop to Madison county east of Hwy 45 and North from Franklin all the way south to Sealy, Texas on Hwy 10. Warren Smith explained, “After 17 years of my family building this business, I can see the technologies of Fiber and 5G are going to start impacting the Fixed Wireless market. I knew that ZochNet was committing to be on top of the industry changes and was wanting to expand; so now, it has turned full circle since I first met Robert, he is helping me and my family enjoy the fruits of our labor, while bringing upgraded technologies to our customers that have supported us over the years.”

“While the management team of Texas Broadband is retiring from the industry, ZochNet plans on keeping their 6 existing employees, most of them have been there over 10 years, and finding that kind of talent and experience is very important to our company,” explained Roger Turner. “This deal, of 1,400 customers will bring us up to 5,000 customers which gives us the means to increase our customer care support and network monitoring to our goal of 24/7/365.”

This is the second acquisition in 24 months, in 2017, ZochNet acquired Reveille Broadband, based in Lexington, whom was a cable TV and Internet provider in 7 rural towns throughout the area. The transaction positioned ZochNet to enter into the Fiber-Optic technology for FTTH & FTTB, (Fiber to the Home, or Business). For more information on ZochNet Internet and Phone, bundles and pricing, and the services offered in the Lee County market, please visit www.zochnet.com


About Unified Communications Inc., dba ZochNet: ZochNet is one of Texas’ fastest growing private companies with a 137% 3-year growth rate through 2018. ZochNet is a “multi-platform” internet service provider and VoIP phone service; using fixed wireless, cable and fiber-optic communication technologies to reach rural communities in eight counties between Austin and College Station.

About Texas Broadband Inc.: Texas Broadband, based in Brenham, Texas, provides remarkable high-speed wireless services throughout 18 counties in Central Texas. We deliver high speed internet to large enterprise businesses, small businesses and residential customers. More than 30 cities are currently part of the Texas Broadband network. For more information, you can reach us at www.texasbb.com or contact Warren Smith, President 888-868-3835.

1GiG city

ZochNet has started the year-long project to upgrade Giddings to a 1Gig city,
by building out Fiber Optic internet throughout the city, in order to deliver internet at the speed of light

Giddings, Texas (November 19, 2018) – Unified Communications, Inc. dba ZochNet is a “multi-platform” internet service provider; using fixed wireless, cable and fiber-optic technology to reach rural Texans. Today ZochNet announced that they have started the 2-year project to upgrade Giddings to a 1Gig city, by building out Fiber Optic internet throughout the city, in order to deliver internet at the speed of light with 1000Mbps, to all households (FTTH) and businesses (FTTB) in Giddings.

“Providing the gold standard of internet throughout ZochNet’s home-town community has been a long-standing dream of ZochNet’s Founder and CEO; Robert Zoch III.” Explained Roger Turner, Chief Financial Officer.

The company began stringing their main fiber trunk line on September 1st starting from their future headquarters location at the 424 S. Main & Industry intersection heading east bound on Industry toward the Elementary school; as well as, south bound on Polk Street. Robert Zoch, CEO said, “Our first priority was to upgrade our current Fixed Wireless internet and phone services to the County Court House and their various county offices on Industry Street to fiber. We have already connected our first FTTB customers; Bluebonnet Trails and PumpCo to our fiber optic technology which is virtually unlimited. In addition to symmetrical upload and download speeds, almost no signal loss or latency, and incredible video-streaming capability. Our fiber can handle all the internet, video, voice and data for Giddings homes and businesses – and still have plenty of capacity left for full home automation, telemedicine, telecommuting, and all of the life-changing applications that are just now being created.”

“ZochNet shares the vision with the town to improve the speed, efficiency and reliability of Giddings’ communications infrastructure,” explained Tonya Britton, Director of the Economic Development Corporation, “This will create economic development leading to job creation and growth as well as contributing to the quality of life of the residences of Giddings. The opportunities for local businesses and the advanced technology has raised the bar; and now the infrastructure, to keep local businesses and attract new business.”

The construction buildout will take up to two years to complete the entire town, which entails stringing over 31 miles of fiber to reach all businesses and homes at an estimated cost of approximately $1,000,000. The EDC intends on working closely with ZochNet to reach those areas of town on the far outskirts, such as Kaemark in the southwest area and the Business Park to the east of town. On large complex’s such as these, they first require fiber installation to connect each of the buildings and then bringing into the complex from county roads. It will take more time to reach their location but is being planned to happen in 2019.

“ZochNet is always exploring the opportunity to bring better internet to communities hungry for an alternative to their current provider.” said Roger Turner, CFO. “With ZochNet’s leading residential and business offerings and our exceptional customer service, our mission is to provide better internet at the best possible value.”

For more information on ZochNet Internet and Phone, bundles and pricing, and the services offered in the Lee County market, please CONTACT US

LEXINGTON OFFICIAL PROVIDER

Lexington City Council Approves ZochNet as Provider of 1st Fiber-Connected Internet and Phone Service

ZochNet to provide Fiber Internet and Phone services for Lexington Municipalities

Lexington, Texas (September 13, 2018) – Unified Communications, Inc. dba ZochNet is a “multi-platform” internet service provider; using fixed wireless, cable and fiber-optic technology to reach rural Texans, today announced that it has been selected as the preferred provider of Fiber internet and Fiber VoIP phone service for the City of Lexington and all the municipal offices. ZochNet will replace Frontier Communications current internet and phone service that is run on slower DSL speeds as compared to fiber-optic technology.

“We are grateful that Mayor Allen Retzlaff and the City Council has put their trust in ZochNet, in choosing us as their communications provider.” said Robert Zoch, CEO of ZochNet. We operate in a very competitive environment; this partnership reinforces ZochNet’s ability to go head-to-head with larger competitors and win.”

ZochNet; a Lee County headquartered business, had acquired the ailing Lexington cable company, Reveille Broadband, in the latter part of 2017 and will begin to replace the cable system with the newer technology of Fiber-Optics, in order to bring the gold standard of high-speed internet to Lexington residence and businesses throughout 2019. Roger Turner; CFO of ZochNet, explained to the City Council that with the cities approval, they would be able to immediately bring Fiber-to-the-Business (FTTB) around the city square, and then proceed to bring fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) in the 1st quarter of 2019, with the expectation that Lexington will be the first 1GIG town in Lee County.

NEW NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER

ZochNet Purchased for the next NOC

Roger Turner, Chief Financial Officer of Unified Communications, Inc. (dba ZochNet), commented on the purchase. “We felt this property was essential to the continued growth of our company’s operations and services,” explained Turner. “This acquisition is a major development for the company, as it will become the corporate headquarters for ZochNet.” Turner announced that the building will be renamed as the “ZochNet Technology Center”. The property also includes a tower that ZochNet had been leasing ever since the company’s inception in 2010.

Turner stated that renovations will start in 2018, and the facility will be designed as a secured Network Operations Center, known as a NOC, to manage the company’s entire cable and wireless systems 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 365 days a year. “This is also significant in that this location will become our main fiber node to ultimately deliver high speed fiber directly to the businesses and homes of Giddings,” said Turner.

The current Blue Moon location at the intersection of Hwy. 77 and Hwy. 21 in Lincoln, will continue to be used as the Field Operations Service Center, as only customer service and administration staff will move to the new Giddings location.

LEE COUNTY OFFICIAL PROVIDER

Lee County Official Provider of Phone and Internet

The Lee County Commissioners Court selected Lee County-based Zochnet to provide internet and phone service for the courthouse and the majority of county satellite offices.
Zochnet representatives explained that the new phone and computer network will not be dependent on being routed to Houston and Austin like the Frontier (formerly Verizon) phone network has been.

Currently, if there is an network issue between Giddings and Houston, for example, all phone lines for county offices have been affected. This has happened on a number of occasions.
The long term contract with Frontier has expired and the county is currently continuing on a month-tomonth basis. The commissioners motion to terminate with Frontier names May 15, 2017 as the final date of service.

Zochnet will begin the process of migrating the phone and data network in order to be able to switch over by that date. In addition to the promise of providing a more reliable network, Zochnet also promises twice the internet speed for satellite offices and 4 times the speed of the current connections at the courthouse.

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85 WIFI TOWERS

ZochNet is coming to you! With new towers in Caldwell, Dimebox and Sommerville.

We are going growing everyday to bring better service, farther.
More updates to come as the towers are raising.

ZochNet Offical Provider at Rockdale

Zoch it to me

It was a ballet in the sky of sorts Thrusday when workers from Lee County-based ZochNet installed equipment on the city´s Mill Street water tower.

The city council recently approved an agreement with ZochNet. In exchange for using the tower the company provide free Internet at all city parks, City Hall, the police department and the city library, according to City Manager Chris Whittaker.

ZochNet with headquarters in Giddings, was created to provide high-speed Internet service to rural areas of South Central Texas and now serves MIlam, Lee, Burleson and Bastrop counties.

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