High-speed data network completed in Maine

BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — A 1,100-mile high-speed Internet project connecting more than 100 Maine communities is accepting customers after its completion this summer, officials said Friday.

The Three Ring Binder project is named for the three rings of fiber-optic networks that circle through rural western, eastern and northern Maine. It spans 110,000 households, 600 schools, libraries and other institutions and 38 government facilities.