Truestream News
Construction Updates
Construction Update
Timelines are based on the current list of registrations, which changes daily, and the current number of crews working. These dates are for construction progress. The drop brings the fiber line from the mainline to the side of the home and generally follows the path...
Construction Update
Timelines are based on the current list of registrations, which changes daily, and the current number of crews working. These dates are for construction progress. The drop brings the fiber line from the mainline to the side of the home and generally follows the path...
Construction Update
Timelines are based on the current list of registrations, which changes daily, and the current number of crews working. These dates are for construction progress. The drop brings the fiber line from the mainline to the side of the home and generally follows the path...
Construction Update
Timelines are based on the current list of registrations, which changes daily, and the current number of crews working. These dates are for construction progress. The drop brings the fiber line from the mainline to the side of the home and generally follows the path...
Construction Update
Timelines are based on the current list of registrations from jointruestream.com, which changes daily, and the current number of crews working. These dates are for construction progress. The drop brings the fiber line from the mainline to the side of the home and...
Hart Construction Update
Mainline construction has officially begun in Hart, PLUS we’re expanding construction! Construction has begun to connect the Baseline substation to the Rodgers substation. Baseline – say what? We haven’t announced construction in Baseline. We’re announcing it now! We...
Construction Update
Timelines are based on the current list of registrations from jointruestream.com, which changes daily, and the current number of crews working. These dates are for construction progress. The drop brings the fiber line from the mainline to the side of the home and...
Construction Update
Timelines are based on the current list of registrations from jointruestream.com, which changes daily, and the current number of crews working. These dates are for drop construction progress. The drop brings the fiber line from the mainline to the side of the home....
Construction Update
Timelines are based on the current list of registrations from jointruestream.com, which changes daily, and the current number of crews working. These dates are for drop construction progress. The drop brings the fiber line from the mainline to the side of the home....
Construction Update
Timelines are based on the current list of registrations from jointruestream.com, which changes daily, and the current number of crews working. These dates are for drop construction progress. The drop brings the fiber line from the mainline to the side of the home....
Truestream News
Real Talk – with Julie
Welcome to our new series, where I’ll discuss some of our most frequently asked questions more in-depth. My name is Julie, and I’ll be your host. Some of you may have read some of my previous posts, like this one - by the way, for those of you dying to know, she just...
Construction Announcement!
We’re Spreading our Wings! We’re happy to announce the Great Lakes Energy board of directors has approved the construction of our Truestream fiber network in parts of our Hart, Newaygo, and Wayland service areas! If you’re a member of Great Lakes Energy in a recently...
We’re exploring expanding!
As you can imagine, building a fiber network from the ground up takes a lot of planning and hard work, and we're happy to announce that we're beginning to expand further! The proposed expansion will happen in three phases: Phase 1 is the fielding and planning phase....
Community First
Update: July 1, 2020 With the end of the distance learning for the school year comes the end of our free Wi-Fi access as well. We are proud to have served as many in need as quickly as we could during this pandemic. As the new school year approaches, we will evaluate...
An Innovative Solution to an Old Challenge
New and innovative ways to accomplish your goals tend to surface in times of crisis. Whether it’s the ability to piece together a meal with some weird canned goods in your cupboards – yes, we’ve done that and it wasn’t half bad. Or finding a way to exercise at home...
“Fibercommuting” from Michigan to Miami:
My Life-changing internet from Truestream. This month, we're welcoming guest blogger, Jessica Searles! Not long ago on my rural road in northern Emmet County, the only two internet options available to me were satellite and dial-up. Yes, that dial-up,...
Truestream & GLE Continue as Critical Infrastructure
Great Lakes Energy and Truestream continue to provide electric and fiber services to members after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the “Stay Home, Stay Safe” Executive Order earlier today in response to the threat from COVID-19. Utility and communications...
Response to COVID-19
UPDATE: June 11, 2020 On March 17th, Great Lakes Energy and Truestream closed entry to all lobbies and drive-thru windows to its members. This decision was made out of our responsibility for the safety of our members and employees, and to assist in reducing the...
New Apprentice Program Comes to Michigan
If you live anywhere in Emmet or Charlevoix County, chances are you've seen our contractors working hard to build our fiber network. We're proud to work with contractors like Wolf Line Construction to bring a much-needed service to rural Michigan. Not only are we...
One year ago today –
We connected our first Truestreamer! Hey, it's Julie - I'm baaack! The powers that be have let me take over the blog once again and I have yet another confession for everyone. My house was the first residential location connected to Truestream. Before you cry...