American Communications Network Inc (ACN) was founded in 1992 by Robert Stevanovski, Greg Provenzano, Tony and Mike Cupisz in Farmington Hills Michigan. They opened for business with twenty distributors. In its first year it achieved revenues of two million dollars. ACN's initial business was as a marketing arm for LCI Communications, who were a long-distance reseller. Five years later Qwest Communications acquired LCI. By 1998, ACN were listed in Inc. Magazine's Top 500 as No. 22 of the fastest growing private companies in America, with an annual revenue of $98.1 million. They currently operate in 20 countries spanning America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

The products

ACN provide a digital phone service, high speed Internet access, a wireless service, local and long distance calls, satellite TV, video phone, and home security services.

The compensation plan

There are two starting levels and three earned levels. You have to pay an entry fee to join one of the starting levels, either $99 or $499. To qualify for the levels, and to be eligible to receive bonuses you have to get and maintain at least 6 "connected" long distance customers or 8 customers using any ACN service. If you get to the earned levels, additional qualifications must be met.

You earn money based on your customer's service, and through the bonuses if you're qualified. You can earn between 2% and 8% on the customers you have acquired, and residuals as follows: 1/4% on levels 1 through 5 inclusive, 1% on level six, and 6% on level 7. You have to meet the qualifications detailed on the Compensation Plan to qualify for this.

Conclusion

The company have longevity, which is an important factor for some people. Like many network marketing companies you will need to come up with lists of friends and family, and attend meetings. Because the telecommunications arena is so competitive, and the margins small, you would have to recruit a lot of people to earn a substantial income. You would need to have an arsenal of marketing tactics and strategies to really get ahead with this opportunity.