Broadband to be expanded to entire UP through grant

By RALPH ANSAMI

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LANSING — State Rep. Scott Dianda, D-Calumet, said the Michigan Strategic Fund has awarded a $6.5 million grant to Northern Michigan University in Marquette to bring high-speed broadband across the entire Upper Peninsula.

“This is great news for the communities in House District 110 that have long struggled without high-speed broadband service. This means entrepreneurs can live here and run their online businesses, and people can choose to stay in the U.P. or realize their dreams of moving to the U.P.,” Dianda said.

The Educational Access Network will...