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Highline Relying on BEAD Funding to Connect the Upper Peninsula in Michigan

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Thursday, June 29, 2023
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Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP) is hopeful for recently announced government funding from The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, a $42.45 billion to expand high-speed internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment, and adoption programs for all 50 states.

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  • Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP) is hopeful for recently announced government funding from The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, a $42.45 billion to expand high-speed internet access by funding planning, infrastructure deployment, and adoption programs for all 50 states.
  • “Highline is committed to serving over 42,000 Upper Peninsula homes with our fiber network,” said Bruce Moore, Highline CEO-Midwest.
  • “Highline and other smaller telecommunications companies are good stewards of federal funding initiatives and are making significant investments to connect the UP.
  • We are hopeful they will be considered for future BEAD funding,” said U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI).

Bluum Awarded REMC SAVE Bid Contract in Support of Michigan Schools

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022
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PHOENIX, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluum (formerly Trox + Tierney), North America's leading education technology solutions provider, was recently awarded a REMC SAVE Device Bid contract.

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  • PHOENIX, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluum (formerly Trox + Tierney), North America's leading education technology solutions provider, was recently awarded a REMC SAVE Device Bid contract.
  • Bluum, a long-time REMC SAVE partner, was selected to participate in the contract for the 11th-plus consecutive year.
  • Since its establishment in 1990, REMC SAVE has helped Michigan schools save more than $1 billion by providing large-volume contracts for a variety of educational resources.
  • "It is an honor to continue to serve the thousands of Michigan educators who purchase through the REMC SAVE contract," Bluum Director of Sales Bill McCoysaid.