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May 7, 2015

REACH-3MC Completion Celebratory Lunch

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - During the Merit Member Conference, Merit Network will commemorate the important REACH-3MC broadband infrastructure project in Michigan. The lunch will feature several dignitaries, who will discuss the impact of the project. Who: Jean Rice, Senior Communications…
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October 21, 2014

Merit Completes REACH-3MC Network Project

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Merit Network today announced the completion of the REACH-3MC fiber-optic infrastructure project, which has built 2,287 miles of fiber-optic infrastructure across Michigan and in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Engineers have finished splicing the remaining fiber…
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August 27, 2014

REACH-3MC Fiber-Optic Infrastructure Project Nearly Complete

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Soon, Merit Network will have completed one of the largest fiber-optic network projects in the history of Michigan, building middle-mile infrastructure from Monroe in the Southeast Lower Peninsula to Ironwood in the Northwest Upper Peninsula. After…
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June 30, 2014

Merit Extends Its Middle-mile Fiber-optic Network by 2,300 miles

After receiving $128 million in federal funding to revitalize broadband Internet access across rural Michigan, Merit Network, Inc., needed the right fiber and materials partner. Some RFP finalists were too large to provide the custom, hands-on approach Merit needed. Others,…
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November 15, 2013

REACH-3MC Fiber-optic Infrastructure Dedication in Gogebic County

MEDIA ADVISORY Who: James Lorenson, President, Gogebic Community College Elwood Downing, Vice President, Member Relations, Communications, Services and Product Development, Merit Network Tom Ruppe, Network Support Analyst, Gogebic Community Mental Health Juliane Giackino, County Administrator, Gogebic County Elaine Erickson, Director,…
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November 15, 2013

REACH-3MC Fiber-optic Infrastructure Dedication in Menominee County

MEDIA ADVISORY Who: Cheryl Hoffman, Director, Spies Public Library Elwood Downing, Vice President, Member Relations, Communications, Services and Product Development, Merit Network Kenny Marks, Menominee County Sheriff Michael Cattani, Superintendent, Menominee Area Public Schools The Honorable Ed McBroom, State Representative,…
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October 24, 2013

REACH-3MC Fiber-optic Infrastructure Dedication in Alpena

MEDIA ADVISORY Who: Dr. Olin Joynton, President, Alpena Community College Don Welch, President and CEO, Merit Network Elwood Downing, Vice President, Member Relations, Communications, Services and Product Development, Merit Network Jake Martin, Director of IT, Alpena Regional Medical Center Jeff…
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August 28, 2013

Merit Lights REACH-3MC II Network Segments in Upper Peninsula

ANN ARBOR, MI - Merit Network, Inc. announced today the completion of three significant segments of their Round II REACH-3MC fiber-optic network build-out in the Upper Peninsula: St. Ignace to Watersmeet, Watersmeet to Houghton, and Powers to Menominee. Merit has…
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