Fiber Optic and Cable Equipment

Improved public safety, faster online classroom connections, and lower telecommunications costs top the list of benefits realized since the completion of the Shoreline Fiber Network in June 2007. A joint project of the MAISD, Muskegon County, and Muskegon Central Dispatch 9-1-1, the 130-mile network connects 82 sites, including local schools, colleges, fire departments, police stations, and other governmental entities. This unique collaboration is one-of-a-kind in the state.

Construction costs were reduced by $2,080,000 by building one network with fibers bundled into three separate parts on a common route. Annual combined savings are expected to top $250,000.

In 2007-08, the MAISD spent $66,912.44 on Fiber Optic or Cable Equipment and Operating
System Software for the Shoreline Fiber Network from the Capital Projects Fund.

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