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St. James releases a tower lease as an independent broadband installer discusses island service, 2009

Also Beaver Island broadband installer discussions March 2009

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TypeEvent
Date2009-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2009-02
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communicationinfrastructuregovernment
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

St. James Township released Ed Welter from a lease covering the Donegal Bay tower he had provided to the township. The same report says an independent mainland internet installer had begun discussions about extending broadband service to Beaver Island.

Evidence limits

The report records a lease release and preliminary discussions, not a new provider agreement, construction, activation, coverage area, or service level.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, March 2009, "News from the Townships."
    Reports that St. James released Ed Welter from the Donegal Bay tower lease and that an independent mainland internet installer had begun discussions about extending broadband service to Beaver Island. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the lease and broadband report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-03_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “St. James releases a tower lease as an independent broadband installer discusses island service, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-broadband-tower-lease-and-installer-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2009, "News from the Townships." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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