Primary Recipient

MERIT NETWORK, INC.

Amount

$33,289,221.00

Award Date

1/15/2010

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	$13,556,579.40
LYNX NETWORK GROUP, LLC	Sub-recipient	$10,437,133.60
Keps Technologies, Inc	Sub-recipient	$7,805,828.00
Tc3 Telecom, Inc.	Sub-recipient	$1,489,680.00

Vendors Connected to Award

Vendor	Role	Amount
CommScope	Primary vendor	$576,129.19
CentraComm	Primary vendor	$352,463.90
Turnkey Network Solutions	Primary vendor	$118,123.91
Earthcom	Primary vendor	$113,836.20
CCI Systems	Primary vendor	$113,247.40
Earthcom	Primary vendor	$95,203.80
Sentinel Technologies	Primary vendor	$86,880.00
Earthcom	Primary vendor	$84,869.50
Western Tel-Com	Primary vendor	$77,165.74
Consumers Energy	Primary vendor	$68,740.30
Consumers Energy	Primary vendor	$65,655.89
Earthcom	Primary vendor	$64,811.00
Earthcom	Primary vendor	$64,741.90
Earthcom	Primary vendor	$60,120.90
AmComm Telecommunications	Primary vendor	$59,772.98
Western Tel-Com	Primary vendor	$57,381.70
Consumers Energy	Primary vendor	$56,757.50
Consumers Energy	Primary vendor	$55,460.72
Frontier Communications	Primary vendor	$52,300.00
Level 3 Communications	Primary vendor	$50,800.00
AmComm Telecommunications	Primary vendor	$49,119.58
Power and Tel	Primary vendor	$46,605.60
Western Tel-Com	Primary vendor	$46,052.04
Western Tel-Com	Primary vendor	$43,140.60
Consumers Energy	Primary vendor	$39,754.07
Consumers Energy	Primary vendor	$39,088.19
Consumers Energy	Primary vendor	$37,293.17
Consumers Energy	Primary vendor	$35,698.52
City of Petosky	Primary vendor	$35,285.00
Earthcom	Primary vendor	$34,307.70
Western Tel-Com	Primary vendor	$32,738.50
Boardman River Communications	Primary vendor	$32,637.60
Western Tel-Com	Primary vendor	$31,855.76
Consumers Energy	Primary vendor	$30,891.39
Consumers Energy	Primary vendor	$29,678.12
Consumers Energy	Primary vendor	$28,547.15
Western Tel-Com	Primary vendor	$28,484.72
Western Tel-Com	Primary vendor	$27,924.84
Earthcom	Primary vendor	$27,306.70
Consumers Energy	Primary vendor	$26,208.31
Consumers Energy	Primary vendor	$26,208.31
CommScope	Primary vendor	$25,312.24