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Grow Smart = Unlimited Usage + Fixed Cost
Please note - the following letter was written at the inception of the Grow Smart plan in December 2007 and refers to a funding model effective between July 2007 through June 2010. We will post more details regarding the new funding model (effective July 2010 and beyond) in March 2009.
December 20, 2007
Unlimited access to the Internet? With the same fixed costs three years in a row? And no more anxious bandwidth meter-watching? What’s not to like about WiscNet’s plans for the future?
Almost every product or service your organization buys increases annually in cost, especially when you use it more. But WiscNet’s cost for network access is the one that won’t.
Regardless of how much Internet bandwidth you use this year, next year, and the next (yes, through 2010), your WiscNet network costs will stay fixed at this year’s cost. And the Board intends to continue providing a similar fixed-cost service model well past 2010.
We hope that this predictability will free you to focus on how to use our network to better enable your students, faculty, patrons, and all those who share our community to “grow smart.”
I think this is an exciting time for all of us within the WiscNet community. Our Board of Directors and our staff realize that helping you achieve your educational mission requires more than providing the highest-quality technology – it requires our commitment to growing network access, stimulating learning and helping you try new ideas.
I will share more details with you as our own ideas evolve in the weeks ahead, primarily through our website at http://www.wiscnet.net/growsmart/. In the meantime, please call me with your questions or send me an email at
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Grow Smart!
Sincerely,
David Lois, Executive Director
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