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Maylone Enterprises proposes a broadband link to Beaver Island, 2004

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TypeEvent
Date2004-12-22
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2004-12-22
Kind
Announcement
Eras
Modern era
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technologycommunicationinfrastructuregovernmenteconomycommunity
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Beaver Island

Summary

At a December 22, 2004 Charlevoix County meeting, Maylone Enterprises proposed a network combining conventional T1 lines with high-capacity wireless links, including a link to the Beaver Island sheriff’s substation. The proposal also described possible future broadband, Voice over Internet Protocol, public-safety, school, and medical applications.

Evidence limits

The Beacon records a proposal sent to committee; it does not establish that the RFP, tower arrangements, network, or Island-wide service was completed.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, January 2005, "Maylone Enterprises Proposed Broadband Link to Include Beaver Island."
    Reports a December 22, 2004 Charlevoix County proposal combining T1 lines and high-capacity wireless links to the Boyne City and Beaver Island substations, with possible future community broadband and communications services. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-01_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the broadband proposal report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-01_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Maylone Enterprises proposes a broadband link to Beaver Island, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-maylone-broadband-proposal-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2005, "Maylone Enterprises Proposed Broadband Link to Include Beaver Island." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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