{"id":314,"date":"2016-05-26T21:31:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T21:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.mbcoop.org\/?page_id=314"},"modified":"2016-09-09T19:52:38","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T19:52:38","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/staging.mbcoop.org\/index.php\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Who we are:\u00a0 <\/b>An all-volunteer group of western Washtenaw County residents and friends, working to bring affordable high quality, reliable, and uncapped internet access to our area.<\/p>\n

Our history:\u00a0 <\/b>We have been engaged in this effort for more than 2 years.\u00a0 What we have learned:<\/p>\n

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  • After discussions with our current internet service providers, we have learned that there is no interest at the legislative level in helping rural Michigan become better connected to the internet<\/li>\n
  • Other rural communities in Michigan have successfully brought reliable\/affordable internet to their residents through citizen action. More are currently working toward this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The co-op model:<\/b><\/p>\n

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    • We work with all rural townships in Washtenaw and Jackson County, to assist in information gathering and to help get the ball rolling<\/li>\n
    • Our plan is to be the owner of the fiber infrastructure. Internet service would be provided by third party.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Michigan Broadband Co-op internet service will incorporate these basics:<\/b><\/p>\n

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      • Internet fiber will be brought to every house in the township, regardless of location, and regardless of property setback<\/li>\n
      • Once the fiber infrastructure is in place, the Co-op will request bids from internet service providers; internet speed, reliability and the absence of data caps will be required of the providers<\/li>\n
      • Remember, this service will NOT have data caps. For those in Lyndon who already have some form of internet service, data downloads are generally capped binge-watching a single show can exhaust 10 gigs in about 3 hours, leaving the household with the choice of NO internet service for the remainder of the month, or purchasing additional data segments if those are even offered by the provider.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        \"broadband-together\"<\/p>\n

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