Acanac Inc.
| File:Acanac Logo.png | |
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded 📆 | 2004 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , |
Area served 🗺️ | Ontario Quebec |
Key people | Matt Stein (CEO) |
| Services | DSL Cable Internet VoIP |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 50-100 (2016) |
| 🌐 Website | acanac.com |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Acanac Inc. is a privately held Canadian residential telecommunications company founded in 2004. It was acquired by Distributel in 2011 and currently provides High Speed Internet and VoIP Home Phone service throughout Ontario and Quebec.[1]
History
Acanac was established in 2004 as an Internet wholesaler in Ontario and Quebec. In 2011, it was acquired by another Canadian ISP – Distributel – who integrated Acanac into its business as their discount Internet service provider brand. Distributel has made significant investments in the Acanac brand to improve its technical group, support group and service infrastructure.
On December 22, 2016, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ruled that broadband Internet access is considered a basic communications need for all Canadians. It established a fund of $750 million to be spent over the next 5 years, with the goal of providing a minimum download speed of 50 Mbps to all Canadians. As a result, the three major players in Canada's telecommunications industry lowered their prices to third-party re-sellers like Acanac, Teksavvy and VMedia.[2]
Services
Acanac provides many different types of telecommunications services.
Voice
Acanac provides VoIP Home Phone service to its customers. VoIP, or Digital Home Phone, is becoming a popular, feature-rich, inexpensive alternative to traditional Home Phone service.
Internet
Acanac offers two types of Internet service to its customers – Cable Internet and DSL Internet. Their DSL speeds range from 6 Mbps to 50 Mbps. Their DSL packages also offer Naked DSL or Dry Loop.
Acanac's Cable packages range in speed from 15 Mbps to 100 Mbps.
Criticism
Acanac has faced criticism since its inception for poor customer service and slow Internet speeds during congested times. Since Distributel acquired Acanac, new management under the guidance of Matt Stein has made improvements to their customer service program and infrastructure to better align with Distributel's corporate image and standard.
References
- ↑ "Bell moves to limit internet downloads of competitor ISPs". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ Commission, Government of Canada,Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications (2016-12-21). "Canada News Centre - CRTC establishes fund to attain new high-speed Internet targets". news.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
External links
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