- Date
- 2003-06-01
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationtechnologyinfrastructureeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Great Lakes Energy announced a lower $16.95 monthly dial-up rate beginning June 1, 2003. The same report described four customers receiving always-on 1.5 Mbps up/down wireless broadband near the school antenna, alongside satellite service for customers outside the line-of-sight area.
Evidence limits
The article describes service availability and pricing at publication time; it does not identify the four customers, establish island-wide coverage, or document later performance.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, June 2003, “The state of the Internet... on Beaver Island.”Reports a $16.95 dial-up rate effective June 1, bundled pricing for eligible customers, four early 1.5 Mbps symmetric wireless broadband connections near the school antenna, and a DirecWay satellite option. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the June 2003 communications report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Great Lakes Energy lowers dial-up rates and introduces wireless broadband on Beaver Island”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-internet-broadband-expansion-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2003, “The state of the Internet... on Beaver Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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