08/24/2026
From Fred C Weber, Founder of MontanaSky:
In 1993, I started MontanaSky Networks with a simple idea: connect the Northwest to the world from my log cabin in Lincoln County. Over those 33 years, that idea grew into something I'm incredibly proud of — a company built by local people, for local people, that never stopped investing in better ways to serve this community.
MontanaSky isn't going away - repeat not going - but growing!
I want to be totally transparent with you about what this actually means:
Vero Fiber's LLC's existing Montana operations, which some of you may know as ‘Montana Digital’ or ‘MtnMax’, will merge into MontanaSky. The combined Montana operations will operate under the MontanaSky name, lovingly serving both existing MontanaSky and Vero customers.
Our company, a MT C-Corp, MontanaSky Networks, Inc. stays. Our name stays. Our brand stays. Our full local staff stays. Vero's customers will come to us. And our customers, most with us for decades, stay right at home with MontanaSky. You will still our MontanaSky Trucks everywhere!
The same people are running MontanaSky. Ryan Bowman, who has led this company alongside me for years, continues as CEO. The same teams in Kalispell and Libby that installs your connections, answers your calls and texts, and waves to you at the grocery store — they're all staying. No layoffs. No changes to who takes care of you.
Vero Broadband LLC takes my place as the major stockholder of MontanaSky Networks, Inc., and I have become a stockholder in Vero.
Why sell my stock? Well, I am dang near 80 years old, for starters! And because MontanaSky deserves more capital than I can provide on my own.
There's fiber to build, neighborhoods to reach, and a big competitor across the street with a billion-dollar parent company. Vero brings the financial muscle to our company to build faster and compete harder — while Ryan and the team keep doing what they've always done: deliver great service, locally for you.
Just like my native Montana business family, here since 1896, I've spent my 33 years pouring everything I have into this company and this corner of Montana. I didn't hand it to just anyone. I made sure the deal protects the name, the people, and the way we do business here. That mattered more to me than the check.
To every customer who trusted us, every employee who built this with me, and every community that welcomed us — thank you. MontanaSky was always yours as much as it was mine. It still is.
You have the Freedom to Connect. MontanaSky is here for you.
Fred C Weber
Founder 1993
Before Al Gore
MontanaSky Networks Inc.
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