A collection of metro fiber maps for networks in the region often called the Rust Belt. In this case, the Rust Belt is defined as the states of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Illinois. but not including the Tier-1 Chicago Metro Area which has its own page.
| Company | Maps | Lit/Dark | Comments |
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| 123.Net | Michigan | lit | on-net buildings |
| Crown Castle | Milwaukee | both | PDF, KMZ also |
| ACD.net | Michigan | both | |
| CFN | Elkhart County IN | lit | |
| Charter Business | Michigan, Wisconsin | lit | PDFs |
| Enlite | Columbus, Mansfield | dark | |
| Everstream | Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin | both | on-net buildings |
| FairlawnGig | Fairlawn | | |
| Fibertech | Columbus, Indianapolis | both | |
| CityNet | Columbus | lit | |
| Horizon | Southeastern Ohio | lit | |
| iFiber | Northwestern Illinois | both | |
| Independents Fiber Network | Toledo and NW Ohio | lit | |
| Indiana Fiber Network | Columbus, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Kokomo, South Bend, Terre Haute, Warsaw | both | Or zoom in on this map. |
| LakeNet | Hemlock, Merrill, Marion Springs and St. Charles, MI | lit | |
| Level 3 Communications | Detroit, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, Akron, Cleveland | both | Google Maps, zoom in |
| Segra | Ironton, Columbus | lit | Google Maps, zoom in |
| Merit | Michigan | both | |
| Metronet Zing | South Bend | dark | Multi-tenant buildings |
| Midwest Fiber Network | Milwaukee, Madison, Kinosha, Racine, Green Bay, Chicago, Appleton, Sheboygan, Detroit, Lansing | | |
| RocketFiber | Detroit | lit | |
| Uniti Fiber | Illinois | both | |
| Unite Private Networks | IN: Winchester
IL: Bridgeview – Hickory Hills, Buffalo Grove – Arlington Hieghts, Chicago, Naperville | dark | |
| US Signal | Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati, Lansing, Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Bloomington, Fort Wayne, Kalamazoo, South Bend, Grand Rapids, Lafayette | Lit | Interactive map, click on desired city |
| Vergennes Broadband | Lowell, MI | lit | |
| Windstream | Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Detroit, Cincinnati, Toledo, Indianapolis, Detroit, Grand Rapids | both | |
| Wisconsin Independent Network | Wisconsin regional/metro coverage | | |
| WOW! Business | Evansville, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit
Mid-Michigan | lit | KMZ |
| Zayo | Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Lafayette, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus, Akron, Cincinnati, Youngstown, Ann Arbor, Lansing | both | Google Maps interface, zoom in |
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| Still seeking maps for the following known providers: |
| Cogent | Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis | lit | on-net buildings tool |
| Extra Mile Fiber | Dayton | | |
| XO | Detroit, Cleveland, Columbus, | both | |
Where possible, all links are to material offered on the websites of the company operating the fiber. I prefer such links, but will sometimes host the files myself where the operator agrees, and in rare cases may point to third party sources. Where available, links to on-net building lists are also given.
Additional maps of metro fiber networks that ought to be on this list are very welcome, as are corrections to the above links. Please just leave a comment below or send an email to info@telecomramblings.com.
Added metro map link for Great Lakes Comnet markets.
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No listing for Midwest Fiber Networks? They have dark fiber throughout Wisconsin and I know they just built fiber that links Omaha to Sioux Falls and they are in Minneapolis as well.
I don’t see a map for them anywhere, though I just asked them for one.
I got one from them directly, but IIRC it’s under NDA.
About 20 miles west of Cleveland, Centurylink ran the fiber about 2003 0r 2004, 05.
But they never did anything with it.
Installed it on the pole and left it.
Nobody has fiber here, just TWC, Centurylink DSL, or Satellite.
Links to Indiana Fiber Network are parked at GoDaddy, perhaps the network was renamed or bought.
Zayo acquired IFN
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210601005222/en/Zayo-Completes-Acquisition-of-Intelligent-Fiber-Network