October 30, 2009 | 21:22 | 0 Comment
Rural Texas Students Receive High-Speed Internet Services
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ — Conterra Telecom Services (Conterra), a national broadband services company specializing in underserved rural areas, has announced the commencement of initial high-speed wide area network and Internet Access services to the Wireless Internet Consortium, lead by Texas Region 10 Educational Service Center (ESC) for 38 member school districts. When completed, the Ethernet-based network will connect all member districts to Region 10′s administration building located in Richardson, TX. A seven year contract was awarded to Conterra through the federal E-Rate program which subsidizes a large portion of the consortium member’s costs of utilizing the new services.
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