Microsoft partners with Michigan company to bring internet access to 82,000 rural residents

As part of a recent push to increase rural broadband access in the U.S., Microsoft announced today that it will partner with Michigan-based Packerland Broadband. The goal is toprovide internet access to 82,000 people living in rural regions of northern Wisconsin and the upper peninsula of Michigan over the next four years. The partnership is the first of its kind between Microsoft and a regional broadband provider like Packerland.

Anna Hensel@ahhensel

https://venturebeat.com/2018/02/25/microsoft-partners-with-michigan-company-to-bring-internet-access-to-82000-rural-residents/