Yak Communications

As of January 29, 2007, Yak Communications, Inc. was acquired by OneConnect Services Inc. Yak Communications, Inc., a switch-based reseller, provides telecommunications services in Canada and the United States. It operates through five segments: Yak Canada, Yak for Business, Contour, Yak America, and WorldCity VoIP. The Yak Canada segment offers 10... -10-Yak, a variable dial-around long distance product; yakLongDistance, a 1+' pre-subscribed long distance service; yakCell, a pre-subscribed two stage dialing service for cell-phone users; yakCallingCard, a post-paid phone card service for travelers; and LooneyCall, a flat-rate long distance dial-around service. The Yak for Business segment provides various voice and data products, including local lines, long distance services, and data and Internet services to small and medium-sized businesses in Canada. The Contour segment provides outsourced managed telecommunications services from the review and technology planning stage, to the implementation and administration stage, to the support services stage. The Yak America segment provides various long distance voice products to residential customers located in the United States, as well as provides interstate and intrastate residential long distance services. WorldCity VoIP segment provides VoIP services to residential customers located in the United States, Canada and other international locations. This segment provides yakToAnyone, a prepaid VoIP service, which allows users to make PC to PSTN Internet phone calls over a high-speed connection; and yakUnlimited, a pre-subscribed VoIP service, which allows users to make North American Internet phone calls. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in Miami, Florida and Brossard, Canada.Read More