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ACN Corporate Timeline

 
 
    2011
  • ACN and its video phone make an encore appearance on primetime television show The Celebrity Apprentice
  • Launch of Energy in the U.S.
  • ACN operations launched in the Czech Republic and Hungary
  • ACN is featured in Success from Home magazine for the sixth time
  • Direct Selling News ranks ACN #20 in its list of top 100 direct sales companies in the world
  • On April 27, ACN's Co-Founders receive the Direct Selling News Bravo Award for Leadership
  • Launch of wireless service in the U.S. through Flash Wireless
  • In May, the Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte, for which ACN, through ACN Global Reach Charities, contributed generously, opens in Charlotte, N.C.
  • ACN is featured in the Wall Street Journal on June 24 as part of a special insert on the direct selling industry
  • ACN is featured in the Friday/Weekend Edition of the USA Today September 23-25 as part of a special insert on the direct selling industry
    2010
  • Planet Energy Launches in Canada
  • Local and Long Distance Plus DSL in U.S. in Qwest Territories launches
  • Digital Phone Service Plus DSL in U.S. in Qwest Territories launches
  • Launch DISH Network commercial service in U.S.
  • New ACN Video Phone IRIS V is released
  • ACN operations launched in S. Korea
 
    2009
  • ACN & its Video Phone appear on television show The Celebrity Apprentice
  • ACN holds its new world headquarters dedication & its first hometown event
  • ACN appears in its 4th issue of Success from Home Magazine
  • ACN hosts its largest international training event in Charlotte, N.C. (25,000 attendees)
  • ACN receives prestigious Success Award from the Direct Selling Association
    2008
  • Wireless services are introduced in Canada
  • World Headquarters and U.S. Customer Service Center are relocated to Concord, N.C.
  • Satellite TV is introduced to U.S. product line
  • ACN launches Digital Phone Service and Video Phones in Puerto Rico
  • ACN launches Wireless services in Puerto Rico
  • Home Security is introduced to U.S. and Canada product lines
2006-2007
  • Operations launched in New Zealand and Poland
  • Digital Phone Service and Video Phones are introduced in the U.S.
  • ACN launches own VoIP Network in the U.S.
  • Wireless services are offered in the U.S.
  • High Speed DSL Internet access is offered in Canada
  • Digital Phone Service and Video Phones are launched in Canada
2003-2005
  • Local calling services are added to U.S. products
  • Nordic headquarters are established in Amal, Sweden
  • Mobile services are offered in Norway and Finland
  • Operations launched in Australia, France, Belgium, Switzerland and Portugal
  • ACN-2-ACN Free Calling is introduced
  • ACN provisions High Speed DSL Internet access in the U.S.
  • Australian headquarters are established in Sydney
  • Local calling service is offered in Canada
2001-2002
  • The company expands with new operations in Norway, Ireland, Austria and Italy
  • ACN becomes third-largest fixed-line service provider in Sweden
  • Charles Barker is appointed Chief Executive Officer
  • Mobile services are offered in Sweden

 

1999-2000
  • Operations are launched in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Sweden, Germany and Denmark
  • North American headquarters are established in Farmington Hills, Michigan
  • European headquarters are established in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • ACN begins providing its own long distance product in the U.S.

 

1993-1998
  • The company is founded by Robert Stevanovski, Greg Provenzano, Tony Cupisz, and Mike Cupisz
  • ACN begins operations in the United States as a reseller of long distance service
  • The product list grows to include ACN Internet Access
  • Inc. Magazine recognizes ACN as the 22nd fastest growing, privately-held company in the U.S.
  • ACN expands into Canada