Ace Communication Group
| Formerly | Ace Telephone, Ace Communications Group |
|---|---|
| Company type | Utility cooperative |
| Industry | Internet Service Provider Digital television |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Headquarters | Houston, Minnesota, United States |
| Website | AcenTek |
Ace Telephone Association, doing business as Acentek (stylized as AcenTek), is a
Benzie County region, along with South Boardman, Michigan. It also operates in Allendale, Michigan serving Michigan in the Ottawa region. In addition, it also operates Ace Link Telecommunications, Inc., which serves the city of Caledonia
, Minnesota.
As an
fiber-optical network. In many areas, Ace still operates digital subscriber lines
(DSL) over old copper phone lines.
It was formed in 1950 as a rural cooperative to improve telephone service in Fillmore County, Minnesota. It subsequently absorbed a number of other small providers. In 1956 it adopted the "Ace" name, however in 2014, the cooperative changed their consumer-facing name to "AcenTek", a combination of the words ascending and technology. Ace, however, is still used as a nickname from time to time. Currently, it has over 24,000 subscribers.
AcenTek also has a
non-profit foundation, the AcenTek Foundation, which exists to provide funds for various purposes.[2]
Service area
Iowa
Michigan
- Buckley
- Copemish
- Hoxeyville
- Mesick
- South Boardman
- Thompsonville
- Old Mission
- Allendale
- Coopersville
- Grand Haven
- Hudsonville
- Jenison
- West Olive
- Zeeland
Minnesota
- Brownsville
- Canton
- Dakota
- Eitzen
- Granger
- Hokah
- Houston
- La Crescent
- Lanesboro
- Ostrander
- Peterson
- Rushford
- Caledonia
References
- ^ "Serving Area - Acentek". AcenTek. 19 June 2023. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Donations - Acentek". AcenTek. 19 June 2023. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Welcome to Ace Communications Group!". Archived from the original on 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2007-02-23.
- ^ "Welcome to Ace Communications Group!". Archived from the original on 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2007-02-23.