Jared Mauch took it into his own hands to provide broadband service to about 30 homes in rural Michigan. A boost from the US government will let him cover hundreds more.
Mauch was using a 50Mbps fixed wireless service before switching over to his own fiber network. In addition to his home internet customers, Mauch told us he provides free 250Mbps service to a church that was previously having trouble with its Comcast service. Mauch said he also provides fiber backhaul to a couple of cell towers for a major mobile carrier.Mauch has already hooked up some of the homes on the list of required addresses.
The county said it is investing $15 million in broadband projects by combining the federal funds with money from the county's general fund. Between Washtenaw Fiber Properties and the other three ISPs selected by local government officials, "over 3,000 Washtenaw County households will be connected as a result of this investment in the next few years," the press release said.
One of the areas covered by Mauch's funding is around a lake in Freedom Township, where he plans to begin construction on August 22, he said. "Generally speaking, it's a lower income area as well as an area that has been without service for a very long time, aside from cellular or wireless," he said. "The goal is to close the gap on them very quickly."negotiating with cable giants Comcast and Charter, and Midwest Energy and Communications.
Increasing prices have been a problem. Mauch said he used to buy fiber conduit for 32 cents a foot but that he's paying more than double that now. The that are buried underground at various points throughout Mauch's network used to cost $300 and are now about $700, he said.
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