Giant Communications specializes in telephone and broadband services for small to medium sized businesses in north east and south central Kansas. Based out of Holton, Kansas, Giant maintains satellite offices in Wichita and Topeka.Giant Communications was established by JBN Telephone Co. as a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) in 1997. What began as a resale telephone operation quickly expanded into a wide range of communication and entertainment services including local telephone, digital telephone, long distance, and cable television, and high speed broadband services. Combined, the two companies serve over 27 communities in northwest Kansas, and share a primary office in Holton, KS. Continuing its tradition of providing communication solutions to its customers, Giant expanded into hosted business telephone services in 2012, operating its sales office out of Wichita, KS. In 2016, Giant entered the market in Topeka, KS.JBN Telephone Company, Inc., an Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC), was incorporated under the laws of Kansas on March 30, 1955 as a telephone public utility. Prior to incorporating, founders J.C. Carson, Mary Jane Carson, and Robert C. Carson compiled many years of telephone experience in the ownership and operation of the Netawaka Mutual Telephone Company. By virtue of acquisitions and mergers, JBN now operates 15 telephone exchanges offering both telephone and high speed internet services. JBN introduced Fiber to the Home in 2012, providing the most advanced technology available and the opportunity for expanded service offerings. JBN became a wholly owned subsidiary of Lynch Corporation in 1993.