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 [...]
https://youtu.be/k4f6NheWM98 ACA Connects is dedicated to its members and the customers they serve, especially now amid the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, which has touched every corner of the United States and challenged every person, industry, government and anchor institution. Over the past few weeks, ACA Connects has striven to offer timely information and helpful resources related to the health crisis. The organization will continue to provide useful updates as conditions warrant.
To assist those without internet access in their homes and/or those with inadequate internet speeds; Bloomingdale Communications has partnered with libraries and schools throughout Van Buren County to provide free public Wi-Fi internet access to the community. Although the libraries and schools are closed, the Wi-Fi is accessible in the parking lot. We have also opened up the Wi-Fi access to the public at our locations. Paw Paw office – [...]