[ux_image id="9587"] [ux_text text_align="center" text_color="rgb(0,0,0)"] In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, our offices will be closed Thursday November 25 and Friday November 26, 2021. Bloomingdale Communications does provide 24 hour support at 269-521-7300. Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! [/ux_text]
Bloomingdale Communications is keeping the tradition alive in 2021...the annual 12 Days of Christmas drawings will begin on December 9th, 2021 and go through December 24, 2021. Each business day (Monday through Friday), we will draw one lucky winner. If you are an active, residential, fiber internet, satellite internet, landline phone and/or fiber IPTV Bloomingdale Communication's customers as of December 9, 2021 at 12:01am, you will automatically be entered to [...]
What is the Emergency broadband benefit program?https://www.getemergencybroadband.org How do I qualify?https://www.getemergencybroadband.org/do-i-qualify/ How do I apply for the benefit?https://www.getemergencybroadband.org/how-to-apply/ How do I get the discount applied to my account?https://www.getemergencybroadband.org/how-to-apply/ EMERGENCY BROADBAND BENEFIT FAQ •When will my discount start? •After you’ve received formal approval from USAC, it is imperative that you contact Bloomingdale Communications. Within 72 hours of contacting Bloomingdale Communications with your formal approval, a member of our staff will contact [...]
Dear Bloomingdale Communications Customer, Beginning April 1, 2021 there will be an increase to the Federal Universal Service Fund fee assessed on your Bloomingdale Communications telephone service. What is the Federal Universal Service Fund Fee? Universal service is money collected from telecommunications companies that is dedicated to fulfilling the goals of universal service programs. Telecommunications companies are required to make universal service contributions under the Telecommunications Act of 1996. USAC [...]
Our annual 12 Days of Christmas drawing will begin on December 9, 2020. Every business day from December 9 until Christmas Eve December 24, we will draw one lucky winner for that day's corresponding prize. Entries will be handled different this year; All active Bloomingdale Communications customers will automatically receive an entry. Daily winners will be notified via phone/email & at that time, arrangements will be made to claim their [...]
It's official! Bloomingdale Communications' subsidiary Southwest Michigan Communications has been awarded 50% Grant/50% Loan funds as part of the USDA's investment in rural broadband. These funds will allow us to bring fiber to the home service in unserved and underserved areas of Van Buren & Allegan Counties. Full press release: https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2020/10/21/trump-administration-invests-101-million-high-speed-broadband-rural Trump Administration Invests $10.1 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Michigan ReConnect Funding to Connect 2,727 Rural Households to [...]
Here is an update on our USDA-RUS ReConnect Round 1 project. In May, we were officially awarded a USDA-RUS ReConnect at a Virtual Press Conference with US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and US Senator Debbie Stabenow. It was a really great event that announced our award of $10.7 million for our build out of a number of areas including: Mill Lake, Duck Lake, Schermerhorn Lake, Osterhout Lake, Saddle and [...]
Since our last update a ton has happened, but at the same time not a lot has changed. As a company we are slowly progressing back to the way we've always done things, however, at this time we've decided it is in the best interest of our employees and customers to keep our store fronts closed to the public. Our Customer Care Team has returned to the office, however, the [...]
Customer Care: Our front offices remain closed to the public. If you need assistance, please contact us via phone 269-521-7300 Monday through Friday 8:00a-4:30p. Premise Technician Visits: We have resumed in-home installations and repairs. We require our technicians to wear PPE during the entire visit, and we ask our customers do the same. Also, it is imperative to our technician’s safety and yours that the 6 Foot Social Distance standard [...]
April 30, 2020 Given the recent extension of the Stay Home, Stay Safe order, our front offices will remain closed to the public through May 15, 2020. As a company, we are working diligently on devising a plan to acclimate our staff and customers to the new normal. Our number one priority is and always will be to keep our staff and customers safe. We will continue to serve our [...]