Michigan Municipal League January/February 2024 Review Magazine

BROADBAND

A More Equitable Future Awaits Expanding broadband isn’t simple, but it’s worth it. Providing affordable high-speed internet access for everyone in your community lays the foundation for its future success. Broadband not only creates new connections to education and employment opportunities for underserved communities, but it also unlocks the benefits of telehealth for vital medical and mental health support. Looking further into the future, it prepares people to participate more fully in technological progress as digital government services come online to enrich and protect communities in new ways. Stacey Mansker-Young is a senior manager with Plante Moran’s IT consulting team. You may contact her at stacey.mansker-young@plantemoran.com. Kyle Macyda is a principal with Plante Moran’s IT consulting team. You may contact him at kyle.macyda@plantemoran.com.

Plante Moran For over 75 years, Plante Moran has served as a trusted advisor to governments and we’re the second largest single audit provider in the nation. Our services go beyond quality audits; we help our clients build stronger places to live. We help you minimize risk, improve effectiveness and reduce costs. We’ll work with you to address cybersecurity vulnerabilities and harness technology to reduce cost and improve service delivery.

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