Allegan County Broadband Access Project

07/12/2025

Get ready, FENNVILLE, MICHIGAN! Surf’s fiber-fast high-speed internet is coming soon!

Fennville City Administrator Katie Beemer and Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Coordinator Micah Machiela met with Surf team members Tina Clipfell and Mike Gozelinchick to celebrate the start of construction with a groundbreaking ceremony.

"Expanding access to broadband has been a big goal in Allegan County, and we are excited to see Surf Internet help us achieve that goal in Fennville!" ~ Katie Beemer

We’d like to say THANK YOU to the Fennville community for your support! We can't wait to serve you!

07/12/2025

Hello, Great news, WAYLAND, MICHIGAN! Construction will be starting soon to bring Surf’s fiber-fast internet to your community!

Surf team members Tina Clipfell, Mathew Neymeiyer, and Mike Gozelinchick, met with City Manager Erik Wilson, Public Works Director Cole Lutz, Executive Director DDA Holli McPherson, and Utilities Director David Paul to celebrate with a groundbreaking ceremony.

"We are excited to partner with Surf Internet to provide fiber throughout the city. Currently, this service is not available, so this project will be a welcome addition for our residents and businesses." ~ Wayland City Manager, Erik Wilson

THANK YOU, to the Wayland community for all your support! We can't wait to serve you!

07/12/2025

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06/30/2025

Happy to inform you all that Surf Internet is building fiber in most of the following cities: Fennville, Wayland, Plainwell and Otsego. Construction has started in Fennville and Wayland. Plainwell and Otsego are planned to start construction in August 2025. Visit Surfinternet.com to check your address.

06/06/2025

What speed do residents really need?

This is a great article to explain that lower speeds will save money without sacrifice for most residential customer!

A discussion I was having recently made me remember the gigabit challenge held by the City of Chattanooga in 2012. Advertised as the Gig Tank challenge, the City offered a prize for anybody who cou…

04/08/2025

This has nothing to do with the Allegan County Fiber Project, but I saw this cool undersea fiber map in a blog I read and I thought you might find it cool also!

TeleGeography's comprehensive and regularly updated interactive map of the world's major submarine cable systems and landing stations.

03/28/2025

We need your support! There are a very small number of addresses that are not part of the ROBIN grant program. They are eligible for BEAD funding and our partner, 123Net, is asking for your support of their BEAD proposal.

Whether you have internet or you need internet, please consider filling out the support form!

Explore how the BEAD Program, in partnership with 123NET, addresses the digital divide in Michigan by expanding high-speed internet access with federal funding.

03/19/2025

This is not broadband related, but helpful info for Allegan County residents!

06/07/2024

FYI: 123Net Maintenance

123NET will be performing required maintenance on the network that provides your internet service on the following nights:

From Sunday evening 6/9 into Monday morning 6/10, and
From Monday evening 6/10 into Tuesday morning 6/11

The work will start at 12:00AM (midnight) and will go until 6AM. During this window you may experience a service outage however technicians will be working to restore services as soon as possible. If you are still experiencing an internet outage after 6AM, please reboot your internet "box(s)" and wait 15 minutes. If you continue to experience issues, please reach out to our support team at 888-440-0123.

02/09/2024

123NET is hiring!!

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