MetroNet Names Mike Cannon New Market Leader for Michigan

LANSING, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetroNet today announced Mike Cannon as Michigan Market Leader to supervise the state’s fiber optic infrastructure and continued growth. In this role, Cannon joins the nation’s largest independently owned, 100 percent fiber optic provider from a tenured and productive career in telecommunications and media in various roles. Cannon’s experience and expertise will help guide the company to providing unmatched speeds and prompt customer service to Michigan customers.

“I am excited to utilize my experience in sales and management to further MetroNet’s growth in Michigan,” said Cannon. “I look forward to guiding the Michigan market, and working to ensure our homes, schools, and businesses have access to the most reliable and fastest internet speeds available.”

Cannon has more than 30 years’ experience in sales and management with proven results in operations and managing large teams of employees and business leaders with TCI, AT&T Broadband, Comcast, and Charter Spectrum. In addition to his experience in the industry, Cannon holds a Bachelor of Science from Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Cannon will oversee the communities of Lansing, East Lansing, Grand Rapids, Ypsilanti, and Ann Arbor as MetroNet is actively building out the 100 percent fiber optic infrastructure that will provide fiber internet, TV, and phone services to the residents and businesses across the area.

For more information on MetroNet services in your area, please visit www.metronetinc.com.

About MetroNet:
MetroNet is the nation’s largest independently owned, 100 percent fiber-optic company headquartered in Evansville, Indiana. The customer-focused company provides cutting-edge fiber optic communication services, including high-speed Fiber Internet, full-featured Fiber Phone, and Fiber IPTV with a wide variety of programming. MetroNet started in 2005 with one fiber-optic network in Greencastle, Indiana, and has since grown to serving and constructing networks in more than 120 communities across Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Wisconsin, and Missouri. MetroNet is committed to bringing state-of-the-art telecommunication services to communities — services that are comparable or superior to those offered in large metropolitan areas. MetroNet has been named in the top 50 small and medium companies on Glassdoor and has been honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award recognizing MetroNet among the Best Places to Work in 2020. MetroNet has been recognized by PC Mag as one of the Top 10 Fastest ISPs in North Central United States in 2020 and Top 10 ISPs with Best Gaming Quality Index in 2021. Broadband Now has recognized MetroNet as the Top 3 Fastest Internet Providers and Fastest Fiber Providers in the Nation in 2020, and #1 Fastest Mid-Sized Internet Provider in two states in 2020. In 2020, MetroNet was awarded the Vectren Energy Safe Digging Partner Award from Vectren. For more information, visit www.MetroNetinc.com.