What Happened To Free Public Wi-Fi In Downtown Traverse City?
By Craig Manning | Dec. 7, 2025
Eleven years ago, Traverse City Light & Power (TCLP) and the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) teamed up to build a free public wi-fi system in downtown Traverse City. Fast-forward to 2025, and the network is a thing of the past. What happened to the program, and could it ever be revived? The Ticker investigates.
First, some history: In 2014, after years of conversation about the potential for public wi-fi, TCLP and the DDA inked a 10-year agreement to roll out free wireless internet access in the downtown area. TCLP put up $790,000 in upfront costs to build out the network. The DDA, meanwhile, agreed to pay TCLP back over time using …
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