Access Communications
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Access Communications
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101 Howard St., 2nd Fl. San Francisco, CA 94105 CA Tel. 415-904-7070 Fax 415-904-7055 |
Type: Subsidiary
On the web:
http://www.accesspr.com
Access Communications opens the lines of communication between its clients and their selected audiences. The agency serves business customers in such industries as consumer products, e-commerce, health care, and telecommunications. Core offerings include brand building, communication strategy and counsel, media relations, opinion leader activities, spokesperson and speaker support, and design services. The company has worked with such clients as Google, Intuit, Johnson & Johnson, and LeapFrog Enterprises. Founded in 1991, Access Communications operates offices on both US coasts. In late 2008, it was acquired by Ketchum, a leading public relations firm owned by Omnicom.
Officers:
President and CEO: Susan G. Butenhoff
COO and CFO: Colleen Brandon
SVP: Tuesday Uhland
Competitors:
Engage PR
Ogilvy Public Relations
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Access Communications
For the former cable company in the Maritimes (now part of EastLink), see Access Communications (Nova Scotia).
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| Type | Co-operative |
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| Industry | telecommunications |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Headquarters | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Key people | Jim Deane (President & CEO) |
| Products | cable television, high speed internet, telephone |
| Website | http://www.myaccess.ca |
Access Communications Co-operative Ltd. is a Canadian cable television provider, operating in Regina, Saskatchewan and several other communities in Saskatchewan. It was previously known as Regina Cablevision Co-operative Ltd. but operated as Cable Regina from commencement of service in Regina in 1978 until April 2000, after acquisitions of cable television operations in Weyburn, Estevan and Yorkton and surrounding communities. Dial-up Internet service was first offered in September 1995. Cable modem broadband service followed in 1997. On February 7, 2007, Access Communications launched its primary line telephone service in Regina in direct competition with Saskatchewan's government-owned ILEC, SaskTel. On July 1, 2009, Access became Saskatchewan's largest cable provider with the purchase of Persona Cable's operations in Saskatchewan.
The co-operative's establishment in the 1970s came about only after a prolonged legal and constitutional battle between the federal government and the province of Saskatchewan's social democratic government, which had differing visions of how cable television service should be delivered to citizens of the province.
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Services
Access offers the following services:
- Internet access, including dial-up and high-speed via cable modem
- Analog, digital, high definition television, PVR, PPV and VOD
- Telephone
- Home Security
- Web hosting, both for subscribers and commercial entities
Access is one of the few ISPs that officially list support for the Linux operating system, as well as providing resources to Linux users.[1]
Telephone
Access' digital phone service operates on a device called an ATA (Analog Telephony Adapter) with a built-in cable modem. The modem communicates over cable lines to a private IP (Internet Protocol) network. In this sense it can strictly be considered VoIP, in that it is voice delivered over an IP network. However, because it travels over dedicated lines and is still designed to be usable in a power outage scenario, Access Communications has attempted to distance it from the VoIP moniker. Instead, they have branded it as a "Digital Phone" service, and their marketing and customer service communications strictly avoid using the term VoIP.
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References
- ^ "Resources for Linux". Access Communications. http://www.accesscomm.ca/access?PAGEID=114. Retrieved 2007-02-26.
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