George Zook

Name: George Zook
E-mail: ghz@lincnet-liu.k12.pa.us
Organization: Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12
City and State: New Oxford, PA
Date: Sep. 26 - 11:18 AM
Submitted from: slug.lincnet-liu.k12.pa.us <208.192.152.4>

1. Has your school, school district or library developed a technology plan?

yes

2. If your school, school district or library has developed a technology plan, has it been reviewed with an eye toward its use as part of a Universal Service discount application?

yes - approved for other federal programs

3. Has your school, school district or library conducted a technology inventory?

yes

4. Has your school, school district or library joined a consortium to seek telecommunications services at prices below standard tariffed rates?

no

5. If your organization is part of a consortium, what groups are included in the consortium?

6. Where does your school, school district or library go for technical advice in the implementation of its networking plans?

in-house expertise

consultant

vendor

7. Please list any other comments you have with respect to preparations for the Universal Service discount program.

It is still not clear how the consortium's are to be formed How will the discounts be determined if the bandwidth for ISP service is aggreagated. Who determines the best Infrastructure for a consortium? What happens when the bid requirements are placed on the "bid server" for four weeks. How we sort out legitimate providers from those that are low cost but probably will not be able to deliver the services that we require?