Merit Connects First REACH-3MC Community Anchor: Forest Park Schools

By Gregory Monroe
April 23, 2012 2:47 pm

Forest Park receives new fiber connection, enables collaboration and shared resources

Merit Network, Inc. announced today it has connected the first community anchor institution as part of its REACH-3MC network build out project. Forest Park Public Schools, located in Crystal Falls of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, now has a 1 Gigabit fiber-optic connection to Merit's backbone.

"We are very excited to announce the first community anchor institution to be connected as part of REACH-3MC. Though the scope of our project is vast, its primary focus is connecting community anchors in underserved areas to improved resources. This occasion is especially exciting because we have connected an anchor institution in the Upper Peninsula, an area that has faced difficulty obtaining improved service options," said Don Welch,...Continue reading "Merit Connects First REACH-3MC Community Anchor: Forest Park Schools."

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