New map shows 100% internet coverage for Northeast Michigan - Alpena News

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Nov 21, 2022

Julie Riddle

News Staff Writer
jriddle@thealpenanews.com

News Photo by Julie Riddle A machine surface displays a Federal Communications Commission website indicating broadband sum successful Michigan.

ALPENA — All of Northeast Michigan has entree to beardown broadband net access, according to a representation released connected Friday by the Federal Communications Commission.

The FCC hopes residents volition stock corrections to the map, which it developed utilizing information provided by net providers.

According to the map, each households successful the Alpena portion person entree to fixed net that meets the FCC’s minimum download/upload speeds, and 9 retired of 10 person work capable for precocious net use.

The FCC representation indicates astir of the portion has entree to mobile broadband — 3G, 4G, oregon 5G work accessible portion extracurricular oregon successful a conveyance but not needfully indoors.

Mobile broadband sum wanes instantly on the enactment of Lake Huron, and a swath connected the borderline betwixt Presque Isle and Montmorency counties dips to lone 2% coverage, according to the map.

The FCC’s representation – disposable astatine broadbandmap.fcc.gov — allows residents to hunt for their location code to spot what services are allegedly disposable and, if appropriate, record a situation to close that information.

An FCC velocity trial app, designed to assistance users comparison the show and sum of their mobile networks to that reported by their provider, tin beryllium downloaded from app stores connected Apple and Android devices.

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