Calhoun County not so broadband

By Bill Miller/Battle Creek Enquirer's Crossroads blog

A state group today released detailed maps showing broadband availability (and lack of it) around Michigan. And folks, Calhoun County ain’t too speedy. Take a look at this section of one of the maps released by the group, Connect Michigan.

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Find Michigan's broadband spots on new interactive map

From MetroModeMedia.com

Where's the broadband? Oh. There it is. Michigan has put together a map, and it's interactive, of where the broadband is. The benefit of something like this is to locate where broadband isn't, and then put it there.

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Connected Nation Launches New App for Broadband Mapping in Four States

From Broadband For America's blog:

Connected Nation announced a multi-state launch of a new interactive broadband mapping application in Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada and South Carolina. The maps, which are now accessible through the Connect Michigan www.connectmi.org; Connect Minnesota www.connectmn.org; Connect Nevada www.connectnv; and Connect South Carolina www.connectsc.org websites give local residents a place to find providers at their address, check their current Internet speeds, request broadband service in their area and provide feedback on the initiatives.

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Website Offers Data On MI Broadband Availability

Michigan Radio Network

An interactive map showing broadband coverage serving more than 95 percent of people in Michigan is now available online. The maps are a product of the connect Michigan Broadband initiative, a public-private partnership between the Michigan Public Service Commission and connected nation, a national nonprofit focused on technology expansion in underserved areas.

They are accessible at http://www.connectmi.org/.

Michigan broadband availability maps go live

By Olivia Pulsinelli/MLive.com

In an effort to expand broadband Internet access throughout Michigan, a public-private partnership this week released the first broadband coverage maps.

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Michigan Launches Interactive Broadband Map

From the Great Lakes Innovation and Technology Report/WWJ Radio

The Michigan Public Service Commission Thursday announced the completion of Michigan’s first broadband availability map aimed at promoting technology development and increasing high-speed Internet throughout the state.

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