Category: Moonshot

Quick Facts: Infrastructure bill proposes $42.5B for broadband deployment Additional provisions address digital equity Communities can take steps now to be prepared for future funding opportunities Infrastructure Bill Overview: Proponents of broadband expansion are eagerly awaiting news on the progress…

Currently, Michiganders all over the state are struggling to get online and stay connected, with many families relying solely on their mobile phone to access the internet. In some rural areas, more than 1 in 3 households lack access to…

Charlotte Bewersdorff, Merit’s VP for Community Engagement, is the recipient of Internet2’s esteemed Rose-Werle Award for her visionary leadership in the area of broadband expansion. The Rose-Werle Award recognizes extraordinary individual contributions to extending the reach of advanced networking from…

Meet Challenger. Challenger is a privately held telecommunications contractor based out of Jackson, MI that specializes in interconnecting buildings of any size. Challenger’s co-founders, Rick Neil and Carl Wesolek, offered a handful of thoughts when it comes to some of…

On September 22nd, Merit’s vice president for community engagement, Charlotte Bewersdorff accepted the 2020 National Organization of the Year award on behalf of Merit Network. The Coalition for Local Internet Choice (CLIC) honored Merit and the Michigan Moonshot initiative with…

[vc_row css=".vc_custom_1516042781929{margin-top: 3em !important;}"][vc_column][vc_column_text]At least 380,000 homes in rural Michigan do not have access to broadband. Existing depictions of Internet coverage used by the federal government to allocate infrastructure investments are overstated and inaccurate. (Link to data collection page) In…

At a time when the state's K-12 students are displaced from school buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 300,000 lack internet access or a computer at home, according to a partial survey by Michigan school officials. Read More

Tech Tuesday featuring Barb Fuller, Chair, Washtenaw County Broadband Equity Task Force; Shannon Beeman, Washtenaw County Commissioner, District 3   Listen Here

The Washtenaw County Broadband Task Force is requesting that Washtenaw County residents participate in a survey to help measure broadband access. Learn More

Manchester area residents living in Manchester, Freedom, Sharon and Bridgewater Townships are being asked to help the Washtenaw County Broadband Taskforce better map broadband coverage by completing a short survey. Learn More