ACN Inc.

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ACN Inc., is a private company headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan. It is a direct-selling company that specializes in re-selling telecommunications services. ACN, formerly known as American Communications Network, Inc., relies on multi-level-marketing (M-L-M) (or Network Marketing) for the source of its customers. ACN is a member of DSA (Direct Selling Association) and markets and provides services in 19 countries.

Contents

1 Legal issues
2 ACN Markets
3 History
4 External links

Legal issues

On November 15th, 2004, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (or ACCC), the Australian government agency responsible for matters of consumer protection, initiated proceedings against ACN's Australian operations on charges of operating as an illegal pyramid[link]. On March 23rd, 2005, Justice Selway found that ACN had induced their representatives to take part in an illegal pyramid scheme as defined in section 65AAC of the Trade Practices Act 1974. This ruling was overturned by the Full Federal Court on October 25th, 2005 [link]. The ACCC responded by applying to appeal to the High Court of Australia on November 21st [link]. As of the beginning of July 2006, the matter in ongoing.

ACN Markets

North America

1. USA
2. Canada

Europe

3. Austria
4. Belgium
5. Denmark
6. Finland
7. France
8. Germany
9. Ireland
10. Italy
11. Netherlands
12. Norway
13. Sweden
14. UK
15. Switzerland
16. Spain
17. Portugal

Asia Pacific

18. Australia
19. New Zealand

History

1993 (Jan.) - Company was founded.
1997 (Jun.) - Company extended operations into Canada.
1998 (Nov.) - ACN began providing natural gas and electricity services.
1999 (????) - ACN launches operations in Europe
2000 (Jul.) - ACN stops brokering and begins re-selling long distance services.
2003 (Jan.) - ACN begins offering local calling.
200? (????) - ACN introduces DSL/broadband.
2004 (Nov.) - ACN launches operations in Australia
2005 (Feb.) - ACN sold their energy business to Commonwealth Energy.
2005 (Dec.) - ACN stopped marketing natural gas and electricity services.
2005 (Dec.) - ACN introduces VoIP/Video Phone.
2006 (Mar.) - ACN partners with Verizon Wireless
2006 (Mar.) - ACN releases VOIP with Video Phones
2006 (May) - ACN launches operations in New Zealand
2006 (Jun) - ACN is endorsed by Donald J. Trump #redirect [[Template:Fact]]

External links

ACN Official Websites
* [ACN - USA]
* [ACN - Canada]
* [ACN - Europe]
* [ACN - Australia]
* [ACN - New Zealand]

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