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AVANTREX COMMUNICATIONS
Connecting Your World
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TELECOM SERVICE PROVIDER
Avantrex Communications provides long distance and local telephone
services and utility services
via agreements with American Communications Network, Inc.
Independent Ratings of American Communications Network, Inc.
ACN Corporate Headquarters
32991 Hamilton Court
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
Customer Service - 877-226-1010
Information compiled by
Avantrex Communications
Dr. John C. Munday Jr.
1204 Murray Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23322
877-418-6264 Toll-free
ACN Independent Associate
November 25, 2003
1. Success Magazine, December 1996 - www.successmagazine.com
2. Money Maker Monthly Magazine, July 1997 - Company of the Month
"In 1992, American Communications Network (ACN) was a fledgling company with five associates and no revenue. Now, the company has 200,000 associates and revenues of over $200 million per year. How did the company do it? Well, first of all, ACN is in one of the fastest-growth industries in the nation-the telecommunications industry. ACN markets long-distance telephone service as well as … [bundled local/long distance telephone service, internet service, a global mall, and energy utilities including electricity and natural gas]. If you want to learn more about Money Maker Monthly's "Company of the Month," you can read this month's newspaper."
3. Inc.com, 1998 - Inc. 500: Search Results
"1998--- 22nd fastest growing privately held firm in the United States."
4. MLMReview.com, 1999 (MLMReview.com / November 1, 2000)
"Last Review Date: 7-23-99.
In Business Since: 1993.
Financial Strength: Very strong. Annual revenue for 1998 over $100 million dollars with dramatic increase predicted for 1999 and 2000. Rated #22 in the INC 500's fastest growing privately held companies.
Management: Dynamic management with strong backgrounds in MLM. The fact that ACN has been in business since 1993 and is rated as #22 in the INC. 500 fastest growing privately held companies, is a good indicator of just how capable the ACN management team is. Further, after watching ACN for many, many months now, and attending their meetings and regional trainings, we witnessed a team that knows what it truly takes to build an organization and keep it growing.
Management Rating: 5 Stars.
Online Training & Support: Excellent online support with 4 websites: one for the business opportunity, one for their internet service, one for their utilities division, and one for their newly added global mall. More comprehensive support is available through their representative's only area where reps can access the latest corporate news, current events, important documents, as well as order products and marketing tools, and view genealogy reports. Recently added is an online sign-up system that can be used by anyone with internet access.
Field Training & Support: This is where ACN really shines. In addition to annual conventions, quarterly regional training events are held all over the country. Through these regionals, reps are trained to gather customers by utilizing a simple and very effective technique, as well as duplicatable techniques for prospecting and recruiting. Quick Start trainings are also provided at weekly business briefings held by Regional Vice Presidents, in addition to their business opportunity presentations.
Motivational Support: Available via ACN corporate websites, monthly newsletters, online discussion groups, weekly meetings, regionals, and national conventions.
Overall Training & Support Rating: 5 Stars.
Products/Services: Long Distance, Internet, Global Mall, Electricity, Gas.
Product Quality/Effectiveness Rating: 5 Stars.
Product Market Rating: 5 Stars.
Business Opportunity Market Rating: 5 Stars.
Compensation Plan: 7 Level Unilevel with 1/2% infinity bonus below the 7th level for reps who reach RVP, the top position in the comp plan. Lucrative customer acquisiton bonuses creates substantial front end income as well as long term residual. What we would like to see from ACN's comp plan are coding bonuses, but perhaps we are nitpicking. On the other hand, maybe not. What we would also like to see is an infinity bonus added to the 7 level plan prior to reps reaching the RVP position. In any case, this compensation plan is already very lucrative just the way it is, and combined with the mass market potential of ACN services and highly competitive pricing puts this program in a league that is out of reach by many companies.
Compensation Plan Rating: 4 Stars.
Overall Rating: 4.83 Stars
Advantages: 6 Year track record of success, strong financially, simple but very lucrative compensation plan, utilities.
Disadvantages: $499 startup cost can be too much for some, but customer acquisition bonuses are worth it. Also attracts more professionals and more committed representatives.
Comments: We strongly recommend ACN as one of the best opportunities in network marketing due to their track record of success, very knowledgeable and dynamic management team, financial strength, and the fact that they are the only MLM company that we know of with Electricity and Gas. Further, ACN is still a ground floor opportunity, but without the risk associated with start-up companies."
5. Fortune Magazine, August 11, 2003.
In a special section, entitled, "Corporate America's New Sales Force," ACN is sourced in two different locations as an expert in the business of direct selling. [From a description of the article provided by ACN.]
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