PFN History
PFN was formed by Baraga Telephone Company and Hiawatha Communications, Inc. The two companies realized a need for high speed optical transport throughout the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. PFN now provides transmission services to 20 Upper Peninsula cities and is continuing its rapid network expansion. PFN's parent companies have in excess of 170 combined years of operational experience in bringing transmission services to the rural marketplace.
PFN Member Companies
| Baraga Telephone Company | Chippewa Telephone Company |
| Hiawatha Communications Inc | Hiawatha Telephone Company |
| Midway Telephone | Jamadots |
| Ontonagon County Telephone | up.net |
PFN Information
- PFN operates in excess of 800 route miles of fiber in the Upper Peninsula
- Provides optical transmission, tandem switching, high volume Internet access, cellular backhaul, Cellular towers
- Fijitsu optronics, Northern Telecom and Metaswitch switching, Occam multiplexers
- Member of the Indatel consortium
- Privately held LLC in the State of Michigan
- Headquarters: 108 West Superior Street, Munising, MI 49862
- Phone 906-387-6617 - 906-387-9918 Fax
PFN Leadership
- Paul Stark—President
- Bill Tidd—Network Management
- Jon French—Project Management
- Thom Sumbler—Sales and Business Development
