Name: Two providers propose wireless broadband service for Beaver Island, 2006
Start: 2006-12
End: 2006-12
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2006-12
Kind: Announcement
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communicationtechnologyinfrastructurecommercetechnology
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In December 2006, the Beacon reported competing proposals from OnWeb90 and NGWireless to bring wireless broadband and related services to Beaver Island. The proposals included advertised residential and commercial speeds and an April 2007 target for service.

Evidence limits

The article records proposals and target dates, not deployment, coverage, or final service specifications.

Sources

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Sources

Beaver Island Forum, “Wireless on Beaver Island”, November 6, 2006.
Community notice introduced NG Wireless as a prospective provider; later replies describe a January 2007 public meeting and a transition to the Central Solutions name. The thread documents an early proposal and outreach, not deployment or coverage.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000789
"Wireless in 2007 at last?," Beaver Beacon, December 2006.
Reports OnWeb90's proposed Island-wide wireless and Voice-over-IP service and NGWireless's interest after a November 15 visit, with advertised speeds and an April 1, 2007 availability target. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-12_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, December 2006, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the broadband report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-12_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Two providers propose wireless broadband service for Beaver Island, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wireless-broadband-proposals-2006/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Wireless on Beaver Island”, November 6, 2006. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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