FCC urges people in Michigan to check their internet connections - WILX

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The State of Michigan and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urged radical surviving successful Michigan to cheque their locations connected the FCC preliminary broadband map.

According to FCC, astir fractional a cardinal homes successful the authorities bash not person entree to high-speed internet. That is wherefore they asked radical In Michigan to cheque their location and concern code connected the FCC preliminary broadband representation to guarantee it accurately reflects their level of net access.

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Meanwhile, The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) volition usage the representation to assistance marque a determination connected broadband enlargement efforts to supply much entree to high-speed net for communities. Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II said with entree to high-speed internet, radical successful Michigan tin person much connections to acquisition and opportunities,

“As we marque historical investments successful high-speed net entree crossed Michigan, we indispensable stitchery captious accusation astir which locations don’t person access,” said Gilchrist. “The last FCC broadband representation volition play a large relation successful our efforts to summation national backing to summation access, truthful I promote each Michigander to cheque the FCC broadband representation and assistance america get this right. Governor Whitmer and I volition proceed moving with anyone to link Michigan families and tiny businesses and turn our economy.”

People tin entree the broadband representation and benignant their code to spot if the reported sum is accurate. They tin past taxable a situation by clicking “Location Challenge” if the determination is missing oregon “Availability Challenge” if the net work accusation is incorrect.

To guarantee an close representation is utilized for decisions, each challenges indispensable beryllium submitted by Jan. 13, 2023.

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