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Industry
  
Telecommunications

Founded
  
5 March 1995

Number of employees
  
50

Website
  
123.net

Headquarters
  
Southfield

Type
  
Privately held company


Predecessor
  
LECMI Inc., Internet 123 Inc.

Services
  
Fixed line telephone, Internet service provider, Fixed wireless, data center colocation

123.Net Inc., also known as 123Net, is a telephone, Internet, and colocation provider headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, in the United States. It was one of the first Competitive Local Exchange Carriers to interconnect with AT&T and Verizon for the purposes of offering services through the public switched telephone network. The company operates as an independent and privately held telecommunications provider with services in the midwestern United States.

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123Net is most known for its Southfield and Grand Rapids based data centers (DC1–DC4) and its extensive wireless and wireline networks in Michigan.

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History

123Net was founded primarily as a dialup ISP that focused on residential internet services. The company has since exited most residential service offerings and is now a business provider of telecommunications services.

Acquisitions

123Net has acquired assets or bought the following companies' networks:

  • T2 Communications of Holland, MI in April 2015 H
  • Michigan Network Services in October 2014 http://www.123.net/123net-welcomes-michigan-network-services/
  • MICA.Net in July 2014 http://www.123.net/123-net-announces-acquisition-of-mica-nets-customers-2/
  • West Michigan Internet Services (WMIS) in January 2011
  • 2020 Communications in February 2010 (Wireless Washtenaw, some assets later sold to Air Advantage)
  • Waypoint Telecommunications and Waypoint Fiber Networks in July 2010 (Purchase fiber assets)
  • Zing Networks (Acquired wireless assets in September 2009)
  • Expansion

    In February 2013 it was announced that 123Net will open a new data center of over 100,000 square feet in Southfield, Michigan

    References

    123Net Wikipedia