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The Michigan High Speed Internet Office (MIHI) has been working diligently with Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) award winners to finalize grant contracts for the BEAD program. To date, 17 subgrantee award winners have signed their contracts which will allow them to move forward with finalizing the permitting process and beginning construction.
Michigan is leading the way on all aspects of the BEAD program and is the first midwestern state to have contract agreements signed which will ultimately lead to the continuing expansion of reliable broadband services across the state.
 LEO employees left to right: Deb Lyzenga, Industry Engagement Division Administrator, Allie Brichan, MIHI Digital Equity Director, Daniel Hayes, MIHI Compliance and Reporting Manager, Anne Pentiak, State Administrative Manager, Sector Strategies
The Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB) is urging broadband stakeholders and community members who depend on E-Rate funding to publicly comment on the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) proposal to terminate the program.
 Joshua Edmonds, DigitalC CEO
Last week, DigitalC and Tarana Wireless hosted a live technology demonstration at the Detroit Housing Commission to showcase the wireless technology bringing high-speed home internet to residents at three Detroit Housing Commission properties.
The demonstration gave attendees a closer look at the technology bringing high speed internet to 450 households at Brewster Homes, Forest Park and Diggs Homes. Representatives from the City of Detroit, Merit Network, the Detroit Housing Commission and the Michigan High Speed Internet Office attended the event to learn more about the technology and its use in the communities.
DigitalC is a nonprofit internet service provider working to expand access to affordable, high-speed internet and leads Canopy, an initiative bringing free home internet to Detroit Housing Commission communities. The service offers fast, reliable internet with no monthly bills for three years. For more information, visit the DigitalC website.
Scammers are using artificial intelligence to make phone scams more convincing. With voice cloning technology, a scammer can use a short audio clip from a video, social media post or other online source to create a voice that sounds like someone you know. They may pretend to be a family member in an emergency, a representative from your bank or someone else you trust and ask you to send money or provide sensitive information.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recommends these steps to help protect yourself:
- Do not trust the voice alone. If a caller claims to be a loved one, hang up and call that person directly using a phone number you know is theirs. If you cannot reach them, contact another family member or friend who can help verify the story.
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Create a secret word or phrase with your family. Use it to confirm a family member's identity if you receive an unexpected or urgent call asking for help.
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Pay attention to how the caller speaks. Listen for unusual tone, wording or speech patterns that do not sound like the person you know.
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Verify calls from banks and other organizations. Hang up, find the organization's official phone number yourself and call it directly. Do not rely on contact information provided by the caller.
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Do not share sensitive personal information with someone who contacts you unexpectedly by phone.
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Be suspicious if someone urgently asks you to wire money, send cryptocurrency or purchase gift cards and provide the card numbers or PINs.
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Limit recordings of your voice online. Consider making social media accounts private and limiting your audience to people you know. This can make it harder for scammers to obtain audio they could use to clone your voice.
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