CCI Systems Chosen to Build Reach-3MC

CCI Systems was recently selected by Merit Networks Inc., as one of several qualified, Michigan-based contractors to perform outside plant (OSP) construction and engineering for two separate Reach-3MC broadband stimulus projects.

During the first round of the Reach-3MC project, CCI will help construct 1,017 miles of open-access, advanced fiber-optic infrastructure through rural communities in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.  The REACH-3MC fiber that CCI will be laying will help to improve education and the quality of life in the service areas, by connecting community anchor institutions to Merit's high-performance network.

CCI was also awarded a separate contract to perform engineering for Merit’s Round II Reach-3MC project. During the Round II portion of the project, CCI will construct 1,270 miles of fiber-optic infrastructure throughout the Upper Peninsula, with key interconnecting points in Wisconsin and Minnesota. 

Throughout the project, CCI’s engineering and construction divisions will be performing aerial and underground construction, as well as installing conduit and blowing fiber through various segments of the network build. By building and laying fiber for Merit’s high-speed network, the REACH-3MC will stimulate the demand for broadband, spur economic growth, and essentially create jobs throughout its service area.

The Reach-3MC Round I and II project will focus on improving education and increasing economic development in the rural communities of Michigan’s Northern Lower Peninsula, Upper Peninsula, Minnesota and Wisconsin.  Reach-3MC will connect 44 community anchor institutions to Merit’s high-performance network and will pass 391 more in the future.

Click HERE, to read more about the Reach-3MC projects.