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Article: Battle Creek: Small Midwest City, Big on Bandwidth.
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- PR Newswire
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- October 27, 2003
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Mayor Brian Kirkham announced that recent agreements now bring access to high-speed bandwidth for business, industry and residents in the small city of Battle Creek, Michigan. Construction of an OC-48 optical Ethernet fiber ring, and an OC-12 sub-ring at the city's W.K. Kellogg Airport, links Battle Creek to the instantaneous movement of information around the globe.
"The fiber ring positions Battle Creek well ahead of other metro areas. Businesses here can share huge amounts of data with customers anywhere in the world, and Battle Creek families can take advantage of telecommuting and e-learning over the Internet. ...