Welcome to the Northern Michigan Broadband Cooperative

The lack of ubiquitous and robust Broadband/Internet services in Northern Michigan suppresses economic development, hinders public education, and impedes the delivery of critical services, and therefore directly affects the quality of life for our citizens and the vitality of our community.

Cooperative Update

The first organizational meeting to form a Northern Michigan Broadband Cooperative was held Wednesday, January 16th at University Center in Gaylord with 113 people attending. There was overwhelming support for the creation of the cooperative to develop solutions for a 12 county area. A 37 person steering committee was assembled to begin work on preparation for incorporation.

Sponsors and Participating Organizations

NLEA Broadband Development Council

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Organizations that support formation of the cooperative:

Allband Communications Cooperative
Alpena Area Chamber of Commerce
American Business Enterprises
Beaver Creek Township
East Jordan Iron Works
Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet Counties Public Service Communications Organization
Citizens National Bank of Cheboygan
Cheboygan County
City of Alpena
Cellular One of East Texas
Charlevoix Wireless
Cheboygan Area Chamber of Commerce
CVK, Inc.
Davis Tree Farm and Nature Conservancy
Donald M Jones LLC
East Jordan Public Schools
Economic Development Alliance for Oscoda County
Enchanted Forest Property Owner's Association
First District Congressman Bart Stupak
Gaslight Media
I-2000 Inc.
Merit Network, Inc.
Millen Township Alcona County
North Central Michigan College
Northeast MI Council of Governments
Northern Lakes Economic Alliance
Northern Lights Media LLC
Northern Michigan Artists Market
Oscoda County Economic Development Corp.
Osterbeck Consulting
Presque Isle County Development Commission
Public Schools of Petoskey
RF Connect
Target Alpena Development Corportation
Tele-Rad, Inc.
University Center at Gaylord
University Center Metropolitan Area Network - UCMAN

Individuals who support formation of the cooperative:

Richard Botbyl, Carp Lake
Kasey Bourcier, Vanderbilt
Chuck Brew, Mackinaw City
Gordon Brooks, Lewiston
Beth Bulock, Grayling
James Burger, Barton City
John Burt, Gaylord
Bob Bush, Gaylord
Ronald Choura, East Lansing
Michael & Kathleen Christenson, Pellston
Steve Churchill, Cheboygan
Peter Comings, Gaylord
Donna Curiak, Johannesburg
James Davis, Elmira
Elwood Downing, Ann Arbor
Tom Edison, Hillman
Randall Rothe, Frederic
Gaila Gilliland, Grayling
Matt Hellens, Cheboygan
Christopher Herron, Harbor Springs
Jeff Hipchen, Farmington Hills
John Hutchinson, Carp Lake
Tish Jankowski, Gaylord
Jake Jensen, Charlevoix
Donald Jones, Gaylord
Jan Kellogg, Boyne City
Jack Keck, Mackinaw City
William Kerr, Gaylord
Donald Koeppen, Gaylord
Randy Maltby, Cheboygan
David Mania, Indian River
Tom Maskus, Wolverine
Jill Moore, Cheboygan
Steve Neal, Petoskey
Christopher Nelson, East Jordan
Gerhard Osterbeck, Boyne City
Leonard Page, Cheboygan
Kimberlee Pappas, Cheboygan
Angela Peans, Comins
Chris Pease, Gaylord
Jon Phillips, Harbor Springs
Diane Rekowski, Gaylord
Chad Repke, Alpena
Lee Riley, Grayling
Duane Roddy, Mio
Rich Ross, Gaylord
Michael Schmidt, East Jordan
Douglas Schrag, Cheboygan
Chuck Scott, Petoskey
Marty Scott, Petoskey
Gerry Sell, Kewadin
William Shelton, Johannesburg
Lee Shirey, Alpena
Roger Srigley, Petoskey
Mark Tarquini, Petoskey
Jack Thompson, Gaylord
William Valentine, Rogers City
Larry Villeme, Waters
John Wilcox, Indian River
Jerry Wilson, Gaylord
Joyce Wilson, Gaylord