Resident participation in the state BEAD process is key to rolling our greater broadband speeds and coverage.
The State BEAD challenge process will be March 25th – April 23rd. There are two ways residents can submit challenges; 1) go to the MIHI website https://lnkd.in/gfw8fvZT or Merit Network is consolidating challenges on their site at www.merit.edu/challenge. The Merit site is also providing automated speed tests, which will help those residents that are considered served, but based on speeds are actually underserved. As part of Michigan’s BEAD program, any location that relies on DSL, any location that is materially under 100/20, and any area relying on satellite service is also unserved. For residents to identify how their location is classified, they would first go Michiganbroadbandmap.com site, ensure that the “area” dropdown has “address” in it, and then type in their address in the “search” box (see below).
