the maritimes now part of eastlink see access communications nova scotia . this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . september 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message access communications co operative limited type co operative industry telecommunications founded 1974 headquarters regina saskatchewan key people jim deane president & ceo products cable television high speed internet telephone website www.myaccess.ca access communications co operative limited . 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 . contents 1 services 1.1 telephone 2 see also 3 references 4 external links services edit 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 edit 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 . see also edit list of voip companies references edit resources for linux . access communications . retrieved 2007 02 26 . external links edit official website v t e canadian internet service providers incumbent access communications bell internet bell aliant cogeco mts rogers hi speed internet sasktel shaw communications wind mobile telus internet vid otron independent comwave eastlink national capital freenet primus canada ssi micro teksavvy vmedia westman xplornet yourlink zazeen v t e cable satellite and other specialty television providers in canada terrestrial and satellite satellite bell tv shaw direct telus satellite tv cable major1 bell cablevision for val d or qc cogeco ontario quebec eastlink atlantic northern ontario western canada look communications mts cable manitoba rogers cable ontario new brunswick source hamilton on shaw western canada northwestern ontario vid otron quebec minor access saskatchewan cable axion magog qc citywest prince rupert bc derytelecom saguenay qc novus cable select areas of bc lower mainland omineca cablevision prince george bc westman brandon mb see also defunct cable and dbs companies of canada iptv bell aliant fibreop bell fibe tv mts ultimate tv sasktel max telus optik tv tbaytel digital tv vmedia zazeen mmds craig wireless africa asia and oceania americas europe 1more than 400 000 television service subscribers . v t e canadian voip providers public internet babytel comwave iristel primus canada teksavvy vonage vmedia zazeen private network access communications cogeco eastlink rogers telecom shaw vid otron westman v t e corporations based in regina saskatchewan crown corporations farm credit canada global transportation hub authority investment saskatchewan sask 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