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FCC Approves Deal Involving 2 Small Michigan Companies

The FCC Wireline Bureau on Monday approved BW Broadband’s acquisition of assets from Winn Telecom, an incumbent local exchange carrier serving Deerfield and Freemont townships in lower central Michigan. BW Broadband was formed for the purposes of the proposed deal…

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and is a subsidiary of the Blanchard Telephone Association, the bureau said. BW will become the new ILEC in that market. The companies state that Blanchard has “substantial expertise in communications infrastructure,” and BW Broadband “will invest in new infrastructure,” the bureau said.