Name: Beaver Island entities discuss a broadband and cellular-capacity consortium, 2009
Start: 2008-12-22
End: 2009-09-23
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 2008-12-22 – 2009-09-23
Kind: Meeting
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communicationinfrastructuregovernmentcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The townships discussed a proposed consortium to improve high-speed internet and cellular capacity. The report says Ed Welter was willing to consider donating two towers if participating island institutions joined the effort, with a two-day conference proposed for December 30–31. Later 2009 forum posts document Central County Connection’s proposed public-risk-sharing and island-wide Wi-Fi approach, but not a completed deployment.

Evidence limits

This records a proposal and meeting plan, not a completed network, tower transfer, grant, or service improvement.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

Central County Connection, “Should public money be used to expand services on the Island,” Beaver Island Forum, May 20–September 23, 2009.
Central County Connection described a possible public-risk-sharing model for island-wide Wi-Fi and high-speed telecommunications, later discussing a proposed federal application, tower assets, and address-level service questions. The provider's projections and coverage assurances are preserved as proposal-stage statements; the thread does not establish funding, construction, or deployment.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001664
Beaver Island Forum, “Renewed Interest in Island wide Broadband,” May 8–22, 2009.
A Central County Connection representative solicited discussion of an island-wide broadband, Wi-Fi, telephone, and mobile-service concept. The thread documents exploratory outreach and community expectations, not a funded proposal, coverage commitment, or deployment.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001640
Beaver Island Forum, “Broadband request”, September 22, 2009.
Forum thread solicits household interest, intended uses, and concerns for a proposed island-wide broadband network. It documents community demand-gathering, not a funded network, coverage commitment, or service deployment.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001927
Beaver Beacon, January 2009, "News from the Townships."
Reports Ed Welter's proposed tower donation, a consortium of island entities, and a December 30–31 conference with Central Solutions CEO Brian Tort. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 2009, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the broadband report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-01_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island entities discuss a broadband and cellular-capacity consortium, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-broadband-consortium-proposal-2009/, accessed [date], citing Central County Connection, “Should public money be used to expand services on the Island,” Beaver Island Forum, May 20–September 23, 2009. (and 4 further sources listed on the page).

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