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TDS lists Beaver Island for possible 2006 DSL service, 2005

Also Beaver Island DSL WildBlue Broadband 2005

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TypeEvent
Dates2005 – 2006
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Dates
2005 – 2006
Kind
Announcement
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
technologycommunicationinfrastructurecommunity
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

In November 2005, TDS said Beaver Island had been placed on a list for possible DSL service in 2006, while stressing that final confirmation had not been given. The same report said WildBlue satellite broadband was performing better than expected after installation and remained an alternative.

Evidence limits

The article records a tentative provider statement and an early user assessment; it does not establish that DSL was ultimately deployed or quantify later service quality.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. The thread preserves a community campaign asking residents to contact TDS after a TDS representative reportedly said Beaver Island was in the 2006 DSL plan. Later replies document that the decision remained pending and include technical speculation; this supports the demand campaign, not a confirmed deployment.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000469
  2. Beaver Beacon, November 2005, "Speaking of Broadband."
    Reports TDS's tentative statement that Beaver Island was on a list for DSL in 2006 and says WildBlue was still exceeding expectations roughly a month and a half after installation, with advertised speeds up to 1500 kbps down and 250 kbps up. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-11_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The held issue scan confirms the broadband follow-up.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-11_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “TDS lists Beaver Island for possible 2006 DSL service, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-broadband-dsl-wildblue-followup-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Faster Internet Connections for Beaver Island,” October 10, 2005–February 27, 2006. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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