Merit Network

Merit Network

Founded	1966; 59 years ago (1966)
Founder	Michigan State University University of Michigan Wayne State University
Type	Non-profit member governed
Focus	Internet networking
Location	Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Area served	Primarily Michigan
Website	www.merit.edu
Formerly called	Michigan Educational Research Information Triad

Merit Network, Inc., is a nonprofit member-governed organization providing high-performance computer networking and related services to educational, government, health care, and nonprofit organizations, primarily in Michigan.^[1] Created in 1966, Merit operates the longest running regional computer network in the United States.