Next phase of MEC broadband rollout begins

Next phase of MEC broadband rollout begins

The next phase of a Midwest Energy & Communications project to expand high-speed internet availability around Southwest Michigan is now underway. MEC says construction has begun to lay more than 300 miles of new fiber in rural areas near Benton Harbor, Coloma, Covert, Hartford, and Schoolcraft. The project will bring a new high-speed option to 3,000 homes and businesses that currently lack access to reliable broadband internet under the FCC defi…