Name: The Beaver Island Internet Project advertises local dial-up access through a four-institution consortium in November 1999
Start: 1999-11
End: 2000-12
Location: Beaver Island

Locator map: Beaver Island highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago — Took place at Beaver IslandLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

Event

Dates: 1999-11 – 2000-12
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Community School · Central Michigan University Biological Station · Beaver Island Rural Health Center
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: communicationtechnologyeducationhealthcarecommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In November 1999, the Beaver Island Internet Project advertised local dial-up service with unlimited access and email for $20 per month, a $35 sign-up fee, and optional paid installation help. The notice identifies a consortium of the Community School, CMU Biological Station, Rural Health Center, and District Library.

Evidence limits

The advertisement documents the offered service and consortium membership, not subscriber totals, technical performance, or the project’s later continuity.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, November 1999, “biip — Beaver Island Internet Project.”
Advertises $20 monthly local dial-up with unlimited access and email, a $35 sign-up fee, and paid installation help; identifies the Community School, CMU Biological Station, Rural Health Center, and District Library as consortium partners. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1999-11_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, November 1999, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the BIIP service notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-11_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 2000, “Beaver Island Internet Project.”
Repeats the $20 monthly local dial-up, unlimited access, email, and $35 sign-up offer and identifies the same four-institution consortium. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2000-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 2000, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the BIIP service notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, February 2000, “biip — Beaver Island Internet Project.”
Repeats the $20 monthly local dial-up, unlimited access, email, and $35 sign-up offer and identifies the same four-institution consortium. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2000-02_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, February 2000, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the BIIP service notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-02_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 2000, “Beaver Island Internet Project.”
Repeats local Internet access, dial-up, unlimited access, email, and the four-institution consortium service. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2000-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 2000, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the BIIP service notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 2000, “BIIP — Beaver Island Internet Project.”
Advertises the consortium as the island’s only local Internet-access option and repeats local dial-up and email access. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2000-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 2000, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the BIIP service notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 2000, “BIIP — Beaver Island Internet Project.”
Continues to advertise the Beaver Island Internet Project as the only local Internet-access option. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2000-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, June 2000, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the BIIP service notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-06_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 2000, “BIIP — Beaver Island Internet Project.”
Continues to advertise the Beaver Island Internet Project as the only local Internet-access option. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2000-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 2000, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the BIIP service notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, August 2000, “Beaver Island Internet Project.”
Advertises $20 monthly local Internet access, a $35 sign-up fee, 24 dial-in lines, and the four-institution consortium; it asks users to disconnect when not actively using the service. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2000-08_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, August 2000, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the BIIP service notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-08_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, September 2000, “BIIP.”
Repeats $20 monthly local Internet access, the $35 sign-up fee, 24 dial-in lines, and the four-institution consortium, with a reminder to disconnect when not actively using the service. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2000-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, September 2000, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the BIIP service notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October 2000, “BIIP — Beaver Island Internet Project.”
Repeats $20 monthly local Internet access, the $35 sign-up fee, 24 dial-in lines, and the four-institution consortium, with a reminder to disconnect when not actively using the service. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2000-10_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October 2000, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the BIIP service notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-10_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, November 2000, “BIIP.”
Repeats $20 monthly local Internet access, the $35 sign-up fee, 24 dial-in lines, and the four-institution consortium, with a reminder to disconnect when not actively using the service. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2000-11_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, November 2000, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the BIIP service notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-11_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, December 2000, “BIIP.”
Repeats $20 monthly local Internet access, the $35 sign-up fee, 24 dial-in lines, and the four-institution consortium, with a reminder to disconnect when not actively using the service. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2000-12_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, December 2000, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the BIIP service notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-12_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “The Beaver Island Internet Project advertises local dial-up access through a four-institution consortium in November 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-internet-project-local-access-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1999, “biip — Beaver Island Internet Project.” (and 23 further sources listed on the page).

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