| I work as an it admin at a library Libraries get very little funding unless its located in a richie rich area.
HEre on long island we are lucky enough to have cablevisions power to learn and relatively cheap fiber companies.
We pay $3000 a month for a 100/100 fiber internet connection and a dark fiber connection between our two branches.
We have the luxury of living in a semi rich area .
Cablevision provides free 15/2 connections to libraries and schools . we use that free connection for free wireless to patrons.
Most libraries get next to no budget.
My opinion is that if cablevision can provide free connections to schools and libraries the other companies including verizon should be made to as well. |
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| You illustrate my point exactly. We partner with the county library and the school library sits inside. Two separate networks, serviced by USF. We're rural though, and poor. Same telco provider for both. When the library's HP 4050's toner runs out, guess who pays for it? (psssst... not the library  ) |
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Sounds like overkill. Do you use voip on that bandwidth to save on costs?
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