Ace Communication Group
| Company type | Utility cooperative |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications Internet Service Provider Digital television Security Services PC Repair IT Consulting |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Headquarters | Houston, Minnesota, United States |
| Website | Ace Communications Group |
Ace Telephone, operating more recently as Ace Communication Group is a telephone cooperative headquartered in Houston, Minnesota. It is a telephone company which also offers local and long distance, Internet services, Security services, PC Repair, IT Consulting and digital TV service; it operates in small towns and rural areas. It serves parts of Houston, Fillmore, and Winona Counties in Minnesota; in Iowa, it serves parts of Allamakee, Winneshiek, and Fayette Counties.[1] It also owns and operates Ace Telephone Company of Michigan, Inc, in Mesick, Michigan serving northwestern Michigan in the Wexford, Manistee and Benzie County region and Allendale, Michigan serving Michigan in the Ottawa region. Plus, Ace Link Telecommunications, Inc. which serves the city of Caledonia, Minnesota.
As an internet service provider, it also has non-telephone customers within its local dialing area. For internet service, in some parts, especially rural ones, it is the only ISP available.
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. Currently, it has over 24,000 subscribers.
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
- LaCrescent
- Lanesboro
- Ostrander
- Peterson
- Rushford
- Caledonia
References
- ^ "Welcome to Ace Communications Group!". Archived from the original on 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2007-02-23.
- ^ 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.