As far as I know, the cost is to cover the RADIUS proxy servers that are needed for eduroam to operate.
** Tim Cappalli*, *Network Engineer LTS | Brandeis University x67149 | (617) 701-7149 [email protected] On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Schmidt, Jason W <[email protected]> wrote: > After inquiring about joining eduroam (US), I was a little more than > shocked to discover that this is now a paid service offered by Internet2. > As we are not I2 members, the yearly costs would be about $1500/year for > our institution. I am wondering what other people think about this, > especially non-I2 members. Is this service worth that much per year? I am > also concerned that these costs will slow or halt adoption of eduroam at > smaller non-I2 schools, thereby limiting the benefits of the service.**** > > ** ** > > --**** > > Jason Schmidt**** > > Network Engineer**** > > UW-Whitewater**** > > ** ** > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
