Access Integrated Networks Achieves ‘INC. 500’ Recognition

AIN Ranks 335th on Inc. Magazine’s List
of America’s 500 Fastest-Growing Private Companies

Macon, Ga. – Access Integrated Networks, Inc. (AIN) is proud to announce that it was named the 19th fastest growing telecommunications company in the nation by Inc. magazine’s Inc. 500 list for 2004.  AIN posted four year annual revenue growth of 440 percent to make its debut on the 2004 Inc. 500 list.  The company ranks 335th overall on the list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in America with an average annual growth rate of 110 percent.  AIN grew from $14.3 million in sales in 2000 to $77.3 million in sales last year on the sale of telecommunications services to small businesses throughout the Southeast.  The company was formed in 1996 in the wake of the 1996 Telecommunications Act.

 “We are delighted and extremely proud to be included on the Inc. 500 list for 2004,” said Vincent M. Oddo, AIN President and CEO.  “Considering today's extremely challenging economic and regulatory environment within the telecommunications sector, it is especially gratifying to be recognized by Inc. magazine in this manner.  This ranking demonstrates the trust and confidence that our customers, employees, sales agents & investors have placed in us”, he added.

 “I am delighted to welcome Access Integrated Networks to the 23rd annual Inc.500 list of America’s fastest-growing private businesses.”  Companies like Access are “innovators and survivors”, said John Koten, editor of Inc..

Started in 1982, the Inc. 500 list ranks the nation’s leading entrepreneurial firms according to sales growth over the previous five years. Former Inc. 500 companies that have gone on to become household names include; Microsoft, Oracle, Qualcomm, Timberland, Domino's Pizza and Patagonia.

To be eligible for this year’s Inc. 500 list, companies had to be independent and privately held for at least four years. The companies needed to have generated at least $200,000 in sales in the base year of 2000 and have 2003 sales that exceeded at least $2 million in revenue.

Inc. magazine verifies all information using tax forms and financial statements from certified public accountants and by conducting interviews with company officials.  All companies are ranked according to their average annual sales growth.