Michigan

A substantial project to deliver over 1,000 miles of fiber internet has concluded. 123NET, a Michigan-based provider of fiber internet, colocation, and voice services, announced it completed the Allegan County broadband expansion project.

Michigan Broadband Services will acquire “substantially all assets” of the Educational Access Network from Northern Michigan University’s if the agreement between the organizations closes. MBS would receive licensed 2.5 GHz Educational Broadband Service spectrum covering portions of 41 counties, Nokia AirScale radio equipment deployed across more than 70 tower sites, licensed microwave facilities, and related network infrastructure. EAN has approximately 7,500 subscribers and generates about $2.5 million annually. MBU is a subsidiary of publicly traded MachTen.

In January 2025, U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) announced that he would not seek reelection for a third term. The Associated Press's Joey Cappelletti and Isabella Volmert wrote, "Having lost Michigan in the presidential race, Peters’ decision forces Democrats to defend a critical Senate seat in Michigan without the advantage of an incumbent." On August 4, 2026, Michigan held primaries for governor and U.S. Congress. In the Senate race, Dr.

I’m writing in recognition of the 60^th anniversary of Merit, a non-profit network operating in Michigan. There aren’t many network entities that can trace their beginning back to 1966 when Michigan State University, University of Michigan, and Wayne State University formed the Michigan Educational Research Information Triad with the goal of networking the universities together.

Michigan's Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure Networks (ROBIN) program supports service providers and public-private partnerships in expanding high-speed internet access to underserved areas across the state.  Construction activities are ramping up as weather becomes favorable again and subgrantees are preparing for a productive season ahead with the intention of completing ROBIN program construction in 2026.

Mercury Wireless Indiana and Mercury Broadband request a limited waiver of the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund’s (“RDOF”) service milestone and non-compliance rules in Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. Consistent with Wireline Competition Bureau precedent, Mercury requests limited relief similar to that provided to other carriers that have relinquished some, but not all, of their RDOF-funded support.

Spectrum announced the expansion of its fiber broadband network to bring Spectrum Internet, Mobile, TV, and Voice services to nearly 700 additional homes and businesses in previously unserved or underserved areas of Cheboygan County (MI), including in the townships of Aloha, Burt, Koehler, Mullett, Munro, and Tuscarora. The expansion was funded in part by a Realizing Opportunity with Broadband Infrastructure Networks Broadband Grant, a joint effort between Spectrum and the Michigan High-Speed Internet Office to deliver high-speed internet to unserved communities. This project is supported,

Midland County (MI) Internet Connectivity Committee gave an update on broadband efforts at a Board of Commissioners meeting March 17. The update included revised timing for Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment 2.0 and new data. The BEAD program is a federal initiative aimed at delivering high-speed internet nationwide. Midland County received $920 million in federal funds for the BEAD program.

The Michigan High Speed Internet Office launched a new webisode series called