ABOUT CONNECTED NATION MICHIGAN
Creating better economic & life opportunities by expanding access, adoption, & use of broadband.
Connected Nation Michigan, in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Michigan Public Service Commission, and Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, is working to ensure that all Michiganders can experience the benefits of broadband. The resources provided here are intended to improve the access, adoption, and use of broadband and connected technologies across every Michigan community in improve quality of life.
Bringing Health Care Home:
Telehealth Trends in Rural Michigan
This 2021 study builds upon groundbreaking research Connected Nation Michigan released just before the pandemic in late February 2020.
Click "learn more" to explore the key findings, new insights, and clear guidance this new study provides on how we can approach telehealth needs in rural America.
Emergency Broadband
Benefit Program
Click the below link to learn more about the internet discount program.
You can also locate which Michigan internet service providers are offering the discount by heading to our interactive map here and clicking on the "Emergency Broadband Benefit" option.
What we're up to in Michigan// Stay connected.
Letter from the Executive Director
Latest News
Learn more about the ways we’ve been working to close the Digital Divide and where we’re already having an impact.
How this Michigan County maps a plan for better broadband
July 27, 2022Economics can help state broadband leaders rise to the challenge of universal internet access
June 20, 2022Why are you staying? Exploring the Great Resignation
June 8, 2022What state leaders must do to access billions of dollars in broadband funding for rural communities
June 8, 2022Press Releases
Stay up to date with our latest Press Release!
FCC ANNOUNCES $77 MILLION IN EMERGENCY CONNECTIVITY FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES TO HELP CLOSE THE HOMEWORK GAP
August 1, 2022Connected Nation honored among the Best Places to Work for the 11th time
June 13, 2022Connected Nation wins four Telly Awards for ‘National conversation on the Digital Divide’
May 26, 2022Connected Nation honored with two national Communicators Awards
May 16, 2022Keep Up With Us
Why @LilyMcCoyCN chose Connected Nation!
Check out our BRAND NEW Tik Tok account and give it a follow! Click here → https://bit.ly/3zTAkwa #ConnectedNation
NEW STAFF BLOG: How this town in Michigan has earned the title of ‘Comeback Kid’
Lake County was on the cusp of being qualified as a digital desert - w/no broadband it struggled to maintain its place in a growing digital world
Read: https://bit.ly/3BTfBuP
#ConnectedNation
#ConnectedNation honors Ag producers during National Farmers Market Week
Chris McGovern, Director of Research Development, discusses how high-speed internet can impact the rural communities that help keep more than 8,000 local farm vendors afloat
Read: https://bit.ly/3A96IMs
Disconnected during disaster - A SpaceX case study
Read the first hand account of the devastating tornadoes that hit Bowling Green, Kentucky from #ConnectedNation's CFO, Bernie Bogle.
Read the article in @MCritical: https://bit.ly/3vSq8T6
Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866)632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.
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