Wire it and they will come; Iowa built a statewide fiber optic network and must now decide who can use it

Article Abstract:

The state of Iowa's fiber optic communications network, originally built with a vision of wiring disadvantaged rural schools to enhance their educational offerings, is being used by a growing number of government and social services. Parole boards are using the system to conduct hearings, saving the cost and risk of transporting prisoners and parole and judicial personnel. Hospitals and doctors are using the system to provide remote diagnostic services. Libraries are hooked in and state agencies use the system for phone services. Users of the system are charged on a sliding scale, with few paying full cost, the balance being made up for by state subsidy. There is political pressure to open the system up to commercial use, which has been resisted even as institutional use has expanded. Since the state made the decision to build the network in 1990, it has cost $300 million to build and operate, including $178 million for the the original cable and $95 million to wire schools. Subsidizing operation and expanding the network costs an additional $25 million per year, but costs are expected to drop as usage expands.

Iowa, Social aspects, Management, Telecommunications systems, Fiber optic networks, Education and state, Education policy, Fiber optics, Communications technology, Telecommunications, Technology in education, State government, Thompson, Harold M.

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How to Decide if Facsimile is the Right Communication Media

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Users contemplating purchasing facsimile equipment should first examine their own needs. The next step is to evaluate the costs of owning the equipment. There are three groups of machines. The first group consists of machines that transmit within eighty-four minutes. The remaining groups are divided by the transmission time. Photographs of various models and a chart comparing equipment are included.

Cost benefit analysis, buyers guide, Hardware Selection, Facsimile

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Both sides of the media

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Companies and the media have different goals in seeking publicity. Reporters are loyal to their employers and have no obligation to the ones they interview. Tips are given for businesses that wish to gain positive publicity.

Economic aspects, Public relations

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