Broadband

The cable would run underwater in Lake Michigan, stretching from Charlevoix to the Central Michigan University Biological Station on the eastern portion of the island. Another segment would extend from the northern part of the island to the Upper Peninsula.

The nearly $850,000 grant will allow students to dual enroll in community college classes across Isabella, Clare, St. Clair, and Tuscola counties as well as participate in virtual field trips and more.

Organizations like nonprofits or government agencies can apply for funds to build infrastructure that will connect communities and locations that were previously underserved.

It marks steady progress on the way to making 72,000 connections across the state under a current grant program initiated through the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office known as ROBIN (Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure Networks).

The millions of dollars in grant money come from 2021 bi-partisan infrastructure law and will be distributed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

After six months of gathering data in Oscoda, Gladwin, Missaukee, Osceola, Montmorency and Manistee counties, a Central Michigan University study provides a first-of-its-kind analysis of telehealth services in these rural communities.

Allband Communications Cooperative, a northern Michigan telecommunications company, has been awarded the funds to expand its broadband footprint.

The Michigan High-Speed Internet office has begun presenting plans to expand internet access across the state after an influx of federal funding.

U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow was in Marquette Wednesday morning to tour Northern Michigan University’s new Cybersecurity Institute.

The U-S Department of Agriculture is awarding more than 115-thousand dollars to the increase rural access to broadband services in Michigan.The goal of…