Kevin Conner

Name: Kevin Conner
E-mail: conner@central.aiu.k12.pa.us
Organization: Allegheny Intermediate Unit
City and State: PGH, PA
Date: Oct. 20 - 01:06 PM
Submitted from: 192.204.90.104 <192.204.90.104>

1a. Has the seminar made it more likely that your school district or library will participate in the Universal Service discount program?

No

1b. At what level is your organization applying for the Universal Service discount?

Both

2a. What long-term service contracts does your library or school districts currently have in effect?

Internet access

Telephone service

Other

2b. When will these contracts expire?

Prior to 2000

3a. Has your school or library decided upon an estimated date for the completion and submission of the E-rate application?

Yes

3b. If yes, please indicate your estimated application date.

Before January 1998

4. Please list any additional comments you have for the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

I would like to see the submission of an application for the entire state. This would have a high-bandwidth backbone, with users capable of buying as little or as much capacity as they could afford or want. This would also eliminate an awful lot of the wasteful redundancy that will be generated by the creation of a number of similar networks, completely disjointed and separated by lack of vision more than technology. I think it would also level the very uneven playing field between rural and urban areas.