Primary Recipient

MERIT NETWORK, INC.

Amount

$69,639,291.00

Award Date

7/21/2010

Administering Agency

Commerce, Department of / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

CDFA Number

11.557

CDFA Program Title

Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)

Description

The Rural, Education, Anchor, Community, Health Care: Michigan Middle Mile Collaborative is a partnership led by Merit, Michigan's research and education network. Merit, in conjunction with 4 commercial providers, will build a 955 mile extension of Merit

Recipients Connected to Award

Recipient	Role	Amount
MERIT NETWORK, INC.	Primary recipient	$20,561,062.00
GREAT LAKES COMNET, INC.	Sub-recipient	$14,372,861.00
Keps Technologies, Inc	Sub-recipient	$13,363,994.00
Peninsula Fiber Network, LLC	Sub-recipient	$11,994,315.00
LYNX NETWORK GROUP, LLC	Sub-recipient	$6,535,494.00
CCI SYSTEMS, INC.	Sub-recipient	$1,607,770.00
Boardman River Communications	Sub-recipient	$1,203,795.00

Vendors Connected to Award

Vendor	Role	Amount
CCI Systems	Primary vendor	$441,483.46
CentraComm	Primary vendor	$353,264.08
Western Tel-Com	Primary vendor	$342,256.80
Western Tel-Com	Primary vendor	$319,284.00
CommScope	Primary vendor	$316,742.69
AMcomm Telecommunications	Primary vendor	$313,377.70
CommScope	Primary vendor	$301,968.00
CommScope	Primary vendor	$269,200.15
CommScope	Primary vendor	$264,788.55
Nsight	Primary vendor	$211,051.04
Earthcom	Primary vendor	$219,968.10
Earthcom	Primary vendor	$194,441.90
CommScope	Primary vendor	$188,327.61
CommScope	Primary vendor	$179,569.05
CommScope	Primary vendor	$150,984.00
CCI Systems, Inc.	Primary vendor	$146,422.90
CommScope	Primary vendor	$134,208.00
J. Ranck Electric	Primary vendor	$131,003.25
Western Tel-Com	Primary vendor	$128,348.70
CommScope	Primary vendor	$125,832.00
CommScope	Primary vendor	$106,074.93
Western Tel-Com	Primary vendor	$93,904.00
Western Tel-Com	Primary vendor	$93,901.00
Western Tel-Com	Primary vendor	$90,947.50
Western Tel-Com	Primary vendor	$89,170.00
Western Tel-Com	Primary vendor	$85,970.00
Capital Communications	Primary vendor	$87,003.00
Power and Tel	Primary vendor	$80,750.00
Power and Tel	Primary vendor	$78,175.63
CommScope	Primary vendor	$76,922.53
CommScope	Primary vendor	$71,124.54
AMcomm Telecommunications	Primary vendor	$70,745.96
Earthcom	Primary vendor	$69,817.50
CommScope	Primary vendor	$67,104.00
J. Ranck Electric	Primary vendor	$60,358.00
Sentinel Technologies	Primary vendor	$55,622.00
CommScope	Primary vendor	$53,928.00
CCI Systems	Primary vendor	$47,845.55
ADVA Optical	Primary vendor	$46,320.00
AMcomm Telecommunications	Primary vendor	$43,719.32
CCI Systems	Primary vendor	$42,928.50
Earthcom	Primary vendor	$34,099.60
Earthcom	Primary vendor	$33,615.80
Power and Tel	Primary vendor	$33,150.00
CommScope	Primary vendor	$33,120.00
Consumers Energy	Primary vendor	$32,702.62
Sentinel Technologies	Primary vendor	$28,960.00
Consumers Energy	Primary vendor	$28,371.74
ADVA Optical	Primary vendor	$27,286.96
CCI Systems	Primary vendor	$26,511.00
ADVA Optical	Primary vendor	$25,296.00
Iron River Cable Company	Primary vendor	$45,000.00
White Construction Company	Primary vendor	$34,308.00
Xcel Energy	Primary vendor	$31,880.69
Upper Peninsula Power Company	Primary vendor	$31,210.17