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Central Solutions expands wireless broadband planning across Beaver Island, 2007

Also Beaver Island Central Solutions broadband 2007

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TypeEvent
Dates2007-05 – 2007-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Dates
2007-05 – 2007-06
Kind
Announcement
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communicationtechnologyinfrastructurecommerce
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

By May 2007, Central Solutions had connected the harbor area and the Health Center, while proposing additional towers to extend broadband across Beaver Island. The Beacon reported more than $600,000 in projected costs, 77 letters of intent from 150 surveys, and township support for pursuing USDA financing.

Evidence limits

The article describes an operating local service and proposed expansion, not completed Island-wide coverage, financing, or a final network map.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, May 2007, broadband wireless service notice.
    Reports a wireless link from the Eager Beaver office to the Deputy/DNR tower, harbor distribution, a planned Greene’s Lake tower, and sign-up information for the new local broadband service. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2007-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the local broadband notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. A contemporaneous community notice reports that Central Solutions had connected the poster’s office, that performance matched the advertised speed, and that installations were then concentrated around the harbor with plans to extend toward Donegal Bay. This is a user report and provider-related community communication, useful evidence of an early operating footprint but not a coverage audit or service-level test.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000877
  4. Beaver Beacon, June 2007, "4. News from the Townships."
    Reports Central Solutions’ wireless service in the harbor, existing and proposed towers, more than $600,000 in estimated Island-wide costs, 150 surveys with 77 letters of intent, and township support for a USDA grant/loan. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2007-06_Beaver-Beacon
  5. The held issue scan confirms the broadband report and coverage map.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Central Solutions expands wireless broadband planning across Beaver Island, 2007”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-central-solutions-broadband-expansion-2007/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2007, broadband wireless service notice. (and 4 further sources listed on the page).

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