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Category: Michigan
Michigan BEAD Round 1 Update: 392 Applications Covering 193,000 Addresses
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration approved a BEAD scoring tweak for Michigan late last month.
Michigan Tweaks, Updates BEAD Rules
An interesting twist in the Michigan BEAD approach is that providers can get extra points for “scalability and resiliency.”
Two More States Accept BEAD Broadband Funding Applications, Another One Ready
Michigan and Maine take BEAD applications. Colorado gets set for a second round. We look at qualified applicants, scoring criteria, and more.
Michigan Broadband Officer’s Plans Include Three Award Rounds, Hexagons, and More
Michigan’s $1.5B in BEAD broadband funding will be enough to get service to everyone in the state, the chief connectivity officer told us.
Grain Management Buys Majority Stake in 123NET
Grain Management has been acquiring broadband providers on a steady basis. 123NET brings assets in Michigan.
Michigan Recommends Charter, Brightspeed, Frontier, 5 Others for Broadband Grants
The Michigan broadband awards are tentative. Among the biggest potential winners are Charter, 123NET and Highline.
A Big Week for Open Access Networks
A Ubiquity open access network will support FiberFirst broadband at speeds up to 5 Gbps in Omaha. Meanwhile, Ting plans to use a
Frontier, Charter Win Michigan Broadband Grants, But Smaller Companies Get the Lion’s Share
Two electric companies won big awards in the Michigan ROBIN rural broadband funding program. Competitive carriers also did well. The
LICT Completes Michigan Broadband Spinoff, Withdraws RDOF Wins
The LICT Michigan operations were spun off into MachTen. Every LICT shareholder will get 150 shares of MachTen. On the RDOF side,
RDOF Winner Highline Completes Fiber Deployment in Michigan’s Thumb
The latest Highline Michigan deployment was made possible through rural broadband funding that the company won in the RDOF auction and by
Michigan Ambitions: 123NET Pursues Public-Private Partnerships, Middle Mile, Open Access
123NET works to make Michigan the “best connected state on the planet” by diving deeper into fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and…
LICT Gets Set to Spin Off Michigan Broadband
LICT, a publicly-held company with 11 rural broadband provider subsidiaries, plans to spin off Michigan Broadband, which operates as
Surf Internet Acquires Michigan Provider’s Fiber Assets
Surf Internet has been expanding rapidly since it was acquired by Bain Capital and the Post Road Group. The latest expansion will be in
Charter, Frontier, Brightspeed, AT&T, Seven Others on Tap for $238M in Michigan Broadband Awards
The Michigan broadband awards are tentative, pending a challenge process. The biggest winner, measured by number of awards, was Charter,
Two Michigan Broadband Providers Seek to Merge
Michigan broadband providers Peninsula Fiber and Winn Telephone Company merger plans were reported by local media in January. The FCC is now
Highline Joins the Multi-gigabit Club
Highline is providing 2 Gbps symmetrical service in rural areas of Michigan. The company plans to offer 1 Gbps service in 10 more counties in
Michigan Operators Seek $1.3B in Broadband Funding: $231M Available
The projects seeking Michigan broadband funding are intended to make service available to 380,000 locations. Over 150 applications were
State Broadband Bonanza: More Funding Announced; Windows Set to Open, Close
New state broadband funding was announced in Florida and Texas. Georgia will begin accepting applications for funding announced last month on
$63M in ReConnect Funding Goes to Providers in Four States
Two telecom cooperatives are slated to receive rural broadband ReConnect funding. USDA also awarded grants to
12 More States Get Digital Equity, BEAD Planning Grants from NTIA
Broadband Equity Access and Deployment or BEAD planning grants are to enable states to put together plans for how they will award
T-Mobile Brings 5G Home Internet to 70 Markets in Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin
T-Mobile 5G Home Internet fixed wireless service will be available to 6 million homes in Illinois, Michigan and
Treasury Awards $435 Million for Broadband from Capital Projects Fund
The broadband Capital Projects Fund awards will go toward deployments in three states, with the largest amount, $250.6M going to the state of
Brightspeed to Pass 69K Addresses in Illinois and Michigan
Brightspeed Illinois plans call for the company to make fiber broadband service available to 14,000 addresses by the end of next year and
Michigan Providers Collaborate on Middle-Mile Fiber Project
The Michigan middle mile fiber network will be built by Peninsula Fiber Network and 123NET using private funding. It will