Mary Lou Troy

Name: Mary Lou Troy
E-mail: mltroy@mclinc.org
Organization: Upper Dublin Public Library
City and State: Ft. Washington, PA
Date: Sep. 29 - 10:29 AM
Submitted from: 208.207.8.2 <208.207.8.2>

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

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?

yes

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

libraries

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.

We are part of a public library consortium and expect to get the discounts for Internet access and wide area networking (broadband telecom) through the consortium. We will pay a quarterly fee to the consortium for operating costs which include these services. We are very concerned about establishing the eligibility of the consortium as telecom and Internet costs are approximately one fourth of the annual operating costs of the consortium. The only discounts we will apply for on our own are plain old telephone service (POTS). That discount will be only several hundred dollars a year.