telecommunications datacenter fiber optic founded 1986 headquarters 1800 n grand river ave lansing mi 48906 key people kevin schoen founder & ceo number of employees 110 website http www.acd.net acd is a competitive local exchange carrier and internet service provider headquartered in lansing michigan . 1 acd provides fiber optic service metro ethernet telephone hosted phone service dsl datacenter and web hosting services . acd services all types of customers including institutional large and small business educational and residential customers . contents 1 history 2 distributed antenna system and fiber optic network 3 wifi deployment 4 datacenter 5 security systems 6 fiber networks and broadband stimulus projects 7 speed up midwest 8 news coverage 9 references 10 external links history edit acd was founded as acd computers in 1986 by kevin schoen . acd built and sold their own computer systems through the 1990s . in 1994 acd became and internet service provider selling dial up hosting and other internet services . acd telecom inc. which is part of acd obtained clec license in early 2000 . acd then deployed 7 central offices in the lansing and jackson michigan markets and started providing facilities based dsl t1 fiber and phone services . the company has since expanded to most of lower michigan . acd.net headquarters distributed antenna system and fiber optic network edit acd owns a midwest fiber optic and distributed antenna system das . this system serves businesses and residential customers . this network offers gigabit ethernet service to businesses . fiber optic service is 50 to 100 times faster than cable modem service and dsl . according to kevin schoen acd.net s ceo the improved coverage ensures that broadband and wireless 4g capacity are substantially increased in the midwest . the next generation of broadband consists of fiber optic cable deployed in business districts and residential neighborhoods . optimized fiber cables will be wired to businesses as well as homes . not only is the service fast it will be inexpensive . it s a game changer for communities that get wired with it wifi deployment edit acd has been provided a 750 000 grant by the housing and urban development under a test project to deploy wifi service covering a 8 square mile 21 km2 area in springfield michigan . as part of the agreement the city acd is required to provide subsidized internet access for a period of 3 years after the deployment which was completed in spring of 2009 . datacenter edit the company has a 40 000 square foot 3 700 m2 datacenter located in north lansing that also serves as its headquarters and was constructed in 2006 . 2 in 2007 virgil bernero the mayor of lansing held the state of the city address there . 3 security systems edit acd provides security systems to municipalities over its broadband network . reference is located here http www.securitypark.co.uk security article264825.html fiber networks and broadband stimulus projects edit acd provides service such as gigabit ethernet and sonet services to businesses wholesale and apartment complexes . acd has a construction arm that builds fiber networks . acd was awarded two rounds of federal funding for construction of fiber networks in more rural counties in michigan . acd.net fiber network construction round i stimulus acd as part of a consortium was awarded a broadband stimulus grant led by merit network in january 2010 . the grant is part of the american recovery and reinvestment act . a 955 mile 1 537 km fiber optic network will be built with a total investment of 44.6 million . according to press releases the company will own strands in the fiber optic network . the network map for the fiber route is located here http www.acd.net map fibermap.cfm round ii stimulus acd as part of a consortium was awarded a broadband stimulus grant with by merit network in january 2010 . the grant is part of the american recovery and reinvestment act . a 955 mile 1 537 km fiber optic network will be built with a total investment of 69.6 million . according to press releases the company will own strands in the fiber optic network . the network map for the fiber route is located here http www.acd.net map fibermap.cfm speed up midwest edit this project was created to help government leaders increase broadband speeds . local tech firms working with local and state governments can create midwest gigabit cities . over 1 100 communities applied for the google fiber network creating gigabit cities demonstrating a deep understanding of the benefit of a world leading network for community economic and social development . when these gigabit cities are built they ll be about 100 times faster than the average us internet connection . it was first turned on in kansas city in 2012 expanded to provo utah in january 2014 and is currently being rolled out in austin . http www.speedupmidwest.com news coverage edit datacenter map http www.datacentermap.com company acd net.html ge mapsite http www.gemapsight.com blog acd net obtains joint use permits faster while reducing pole inspection costs vimeo videos https vimeo.com tag acd.net lansing fiber networks http www.lansingcitypulse.com lansing article 10968 the speed of light.html hillsdale fiber optic cables http www.hillsdalecollegian.com 2014 11 fiber optic cables are kind of retro if hillsdale gets more bandwidth it may attract more entrepreneurs hillsdale a deployment city for gigabit broadband http www.hillsdale.net article 20141016 news 141019315 hillsdale proceeds with plan to build new fiber network http www.hillsdale.net article 20140714 news 140719625 lansing based acd launches new wireless network in springfield http www.capitalgainsmedia.com innovationnews acd0316.aspx acd expands territory beyond lansing to founders hometown of howell http www.capitalgainsmedia.com innovationnews acd0332.aspx zhone line driven n munifi http www.dailywireless.org 2008 06 10 7840 springfield michigan launches municipal wi fi service http www.muniwireless.com 2008 08 01 springfield michigan launches municipal wi fi service downtown lansing gets new technology employer http www.mitechnews.com articles.asp id 5591 downtown prepares for wi fi service http www.battlecreekenquirer.com apps pbcs.dll article aid 201011100313 newly installed fiber optics service in franklin bringing faster speeds http www.theoaklandpress.com general news 20140723 newly installed fiber optics service in franklin bringing faster speeds village of franklin becomes a fiber hood http www.theoaklandpress.com business 20140721 village of franklin becomes a fiber hood hbpu proceeds with fiber optic plans http www.hillsdale.net article 20140714 news 140719625 acd builds fiber network improves local internet coverage http m.ourmidland.com mobile news acd net builds fiber network improves local internet coverage article d9d4a9d9 0019 53ec 8cb8 0002d9a267df.html fiber optic network project underway in boyne http www.boynegazette.com 2014 fiber optic network project underway in boyne uncategorized 68962 planning commission approves four 40 foot cell towers in city http www.twinsburgbulletin.com news % 20local 2014 10 16 planning commission approves four 40 foot cell towers in city acd obtains joint use permits faster while reducing pole inspection costs http www.gemapsight.com blog acd net obtains joint use permits faster while reducing pole inspection costs acd thrives in new location http lansingbusinessnews.com articles 103 2007 april 497 acdnet thrives in new location.html acd continues long history of consistent growth http www.capitalgainsmedia.com innovationnews acd0644.aspx fiber optic company expands into port huron http www.thetimesherald.com story news local 2015 04 08 fiber optic company expands port huron 25491611 references edit lansing s acd.net determined to succeed in muni wi fi . wwj newsradio 950 . 15 april 2009 . retrieved 2009 10 29 . dead link tech sector red hot in lansing region . wwj newsradio 950 . 29 april 2008 . archived from the original on 2008 05 11 . retrieved 2009 10 29 . state of the city address to be at metroixix building pdf . city of lansing web site . 29 april 2008 . retrieved 2009 10 29 . external links edit official website speed up midwest acd videos vimeo acd.net videos youtube ceo blog retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title acd telecommunications company & oldid 741997609 categories companies based in lansing michigancompanies established in 1986economy of lansing michigan1986 establishments in michiganhidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from october 2010 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity 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