Merit Network provides internet services and professional learning. In fiscal year 2013, it had $19.5 million in revenue and $19 million in expenses, with around $17 million spent on normal yearly expenses and $2 million invested in its cyber range and research and development. Merit Network was founded in 1966 by universities in Michigan and has received federal stimulus funding, including $41 million in 2009 and $100 million in 2010.

1. Merit Network
Alexander Welch
1/27/2014

2. Sample Products
ISP
Professional Learning
MeritMail

3. Financial Info
FY 2013
19.5m revenue
19m expenses
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~17m normal yearly expenses
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~2m investment
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Cyber range + R&D

4. History
1966
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Michigan, MSU, Wayne State
1987
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39m NSFNET
1997
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Internet 2 Created

5. What's hot?
2009 – Round 1 Stimulus 41m total 33m federal
2010 – Round 2 Stimulus 100m total 80m federal
Summer 2013 – Round 1 finished
Spring 2014 – Round 2 finished
2013 – Cyber Range founded

6. Secret Sauce
Michigan Fiber

7. Story
Cyber Civilian Corp

8. Competition
Comcast
Charter
AT&T
Frontier

9. What's Next?
Gains from infrastructure growth
Cyber Range
Cloud Service