Ace Communication Group

Ace Communication Group

Type	Utility cooperative
Industry	Telecommunications Internet Service Provider Digital television Security Services PC Repair IT Consulting
Founded	1950
Headquarters	Houston, Minnesota, USA
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. 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

• Castalia
• Clermont
• Fort Atkinson
• Harpers Ferry
• Highlandville
• New Albin
• Ossian
• Waterville

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

External links

• Official website