Interesting, do you have a link to any information about the State Ed network? Sounds like one I should chase down.
Are you a CLEC or any other such entity or like me, a WISP that has built their business by providing quality service to rural parts of the State? Kevin -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hammett Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:52 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] State Education Networks? Not so in Illinois, which proclaims itself to be, "the largest and most successful state network of its kind in the nation." They have a form to apply with and I am in the process now. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Kevin Owen" <ko...@fsr.com> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:17 PM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: [WISPA] State Education Networks? > The State I provide service in (Idaho) is in the process of building a > Statewide Educational Network. I am interested in hearing from any of you > are providing service in a State that has built a State Educational > Network and if so, are local providers used to provide any of the last > miles services to the schools? > > Idaho started by saying they would work with the local providers, however, > now they have changed their tune and local providers are not given the > opportunity to even bid on the service. > > Qwest is charging at least 3 - 5 times what any of the other local ISP's > could or would charge for the same or more bandwidth. We are simply told > we are not able to provide the service due to technical reasons, however, > the State thus far has not defined what those technical reasons are. The > difference in cost per year is in the millions. > > Our State IT group is also saying this is how it is done in other states > to provide a quality and cost effective network. > > So does anybody provide any last mile services to any Statewide > educational network? > > Thanks, > > Kevin > First Step Internet, LLC > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
