ShoreWaves to End Michigan Internet Service by July 31 After 2-Year Sale Effort Fails
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Updated · WJMN · Jul 17
ShoreWaves to End Michigan Internet Service by July 31 After 2-Year Sale Effort Fails
1 articles · Updated · WJMN · Jul 17
Summary
ShoreWaves said internet and telephone service in Michigan's Copper Country will continue only through the end of July 2026, after which the fixed wireless provider will shut down.
Founder Steve Fitzgerald said he spent more than two years trying to sell the business so he could retire, but repeated efforts to sell the company's assets fell through.
Labor Day is the deadline for no-cost pickup of indoor and outdoor equipment, and customers with account credits will be refunded after returns are completed.
Customers installed on or after Aug. 1, 2025 will get 50% of installation charges back, while those installed on or after Feb. 1, 2026 will receive full refunds.
ShoreWaves is steering customers to find replacement phone and internet providers on their own, with options in the region including Michigan Broadband Systems, Baraga Telephone, Starlink, Spectrum, AT&T and Verizon.