- Dates
- 2009-01 – 2009-02
- Kind
- Meeting
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationinfrastructuregovernmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Both townships accepted Ed Welter’s offer of two towers for a proposed Island communications project. The report describes estimated values, provider discussions, possible USDA grants, and a goal of broadband, cellular, and VoIP service across the Island.
Evidence limits
Acceptance of the towers and a service goal do not establish transfer, construction, financing, provider selection, or completed coverage.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, February 2009, "News from the Townships."Reports acceptance of two towers, estimated tower and equipment values, provider discussions, possible grants, and the goal of Island-wide broadband, cell, and VoIP service. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the broadband report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island townships accept Ed Welter’s tower gifts for a broadband project, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-broadband-towers-accepted-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2009, "News from the Townships." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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