www.illinois.net I am just a regular rural WISP, nothing fancy.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Kevin Owen" <ko...@fsr.com> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 12:26 AM To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] State Education Networks? > 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/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
