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Construction Updates
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
The projected dates 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...
Construction Update
The projected dates 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...
Construction Update
The projected dates 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...
Construction Update
The projected dates 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...
Construction Update
To find out which area you are in, log into your account at jointruestream.com. Here you can view your dashboard and see your progress! Petoskey Phase 1 For everyone who HAS returned their paperwork Installations continue for overhead and applicable ground lay...
Construction Update
The good news keeps coming! The Great Lakes Energy board of directors has given the go-ahead to expand into our Boyne Phase 2 area (covering the north half of Torch Lake all the way to Charlevoix) sooner than expected! Construction of the mainline fiber will likely...
Construction Update – January
Petoskey Phase 1 - Hayes, Resort, Petoskey East and Petoskey West We're excited to announce mainline construction in a majority of our Petoskey Phase 1 is complete and we have connected just over 1,900 Truestreamers as of early January! In-home installations are...
Construction Announcement
Petoskey Service Area Phase 2 You're getting a makeover! Psst…we’re going to let you in on a little secret. The Truestream areas designated on the map on jointruestream.com are not named based on the surrounding township or city/town in that area. They are named...
Truestream News
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...
Welcome guest blogger, Director Paul Schemanski
Fiber Broadband Internet to Great Lakes Energy members with speeds of 100 MB, 200 MB, or 1,000 MB (1GB) in rural northern Michigan. What a life-changer. As I reflect on the accomplishments of the staff and contractors over the last 12 months, how Truestream has gone...
Patience…dear, sweet patience
Having it is easier said than done, right? Smart decision or not, my bosses have allowed me to take over our Truestream blog, at least this once. Allow me to introduce myself - my name is Julie. I have worked at Great Lakes Energy for almost a decade. I am a wife and...
THE WAIT IS OVER!
Welcome guest blogger, Brent Marlatt, Executive Director at Camp Daggett in Boyne City MI. Connection, Finally Right now, as I rattle the keys on this computer keyboard at my desk, four Truestream technicians from Great Lakes Energy, Paul Loucks (Camp’s Avaya Phone...
April Update
We have some very exciting news to share with you! Construction has officially begun for the Phase 1 area - Hayes, Resort, Petoskey East and Petoskey West service areas! Free installation for those in Phase 1 is limited to those who register prior to construction and...