ACN

Overview

ACN was founded in 1993 by Greg Provenzano, Robert Stevanovski, and twin brothers Tony and Mike Cupisz, starting as a reseller of long-distance telephone services with a small initial group of independent representatives. Over time the company broadened its offering beyond landline and long-distance service into VoIP, high-speed internet, satellite TV, wireless service (through its Flash Wireless brand), home security, and energy plans, positioning itself as a provider of "essential services" for households and small businesses. The company operates on a direct-selling (multi-level marketing) model: independent representatives, referred to as Independent Business Owners (IBOs), market ACN's services to customers and can also build and mentor teams of other representatives. Its legal U.S. operating entity is ACN Opportunity, LLC, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. ACN's official company page states its founders remain at the helm overseeing the business, consistent with its status as a privately held company with no public stock ticker. ACN describes its footprint as covering the United States, Canada, and multiple European Union countries, with the company historically noting operations across a number of countries on several continents.