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Aeneas Communications, LLC, operating as Aeneas Internet and Telephone, is a telecommunications provider headquartered in Jackson, Tennessee. Aeneas Communications offers Internet access, local and long distance service in Tennessee, Voice over IP, colocation, business telephone system, commercial web hosting and design, Internet backbone connectivity for businesses, and disaster preparedness options.

It serves all of the state of Tennessee.

History
Founded in 1995 as an ISP, it was the first Internet company to service rural Tennessee and West Tennessee's largest Internet provider. In 1999, Aeneas expanded into the telephone industry when it became Tennessee's first Tennessee-owned, facilities based Competitive Local Exchange Carrier ("CLEC").

In 2003, the home office of Aeneas Internet and Telephone in Jackson, Tennessee was destroyed by an F-4 tornado with winds over 200 mph. The bulk of services were restored within 72 hours. The Department of Homeland Security featured Aeneas in a national ad campaign on disaster preparedness in 2004. After a year long renovation process at it's new headquarters located in what had originally been the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Aeneas moved into its new permanent headquarters in downtown Jackson.

In 2004, Aeneas became the first Tennessee-based VoIP carrier, over what was at the time the largest municipal FTTH (fiber to the home) network in the country.

Awards

 * 1998 - Pinnacle Award for Emerging Businesses from Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce
 * 2006 - Civic Pride Award
 * 2007 - Entrepreneur Magazine's Hot 500 List
 * 2007 - BusinessTN Magazine's Hot 100 List
 * 2008 - Pinnacle Award for Business Excellence from Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce
 * 2008 - Inc. Magazine's Inc5000 List
 * 2008 - Civic Pride Award
 * 2009 - Civic Pride Award
 * 2010 - Inc. Magazine's Inc5000 List