OHIO SCHOOLS BECOME FOUNDING
MEMBERS OF STATE'S THIRD FRONTIER NETWORK
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Education have joined the
Third Frontier Network as founding members of the
nation's most advanced statewide
fiber optic service for education and
research.
The Third Frontier Network
will link the state's colleges and universities,
community colleges, branch campuses,
K-12 Regional Service Agencies and
eventually district locations to each
other and the Internet.
"We are pleased to
represent
the Third Frontier
Network," said Ohio SchoolNet Executive Director
H.
Samuel Orth, III. "Ohio SchoolNet is
committed to this project, which will
enable us to ensure that
connectivity needs are met."
"Too often, students
don't connect with science because they are asked to
learn by rote," said
Roderick G.W. Chu, chancellor of the Ohio Board of
Regents. "The TFN will connect
classrooms to scientists in research labs
trying to solve real-world
problems. Students will see the development of
samples, watch the experiment
unfold, and share in the excitement of the
results."
This equitable partnership
will ensure uniform, consistent and
cost-effective access to data, video and
Internet applications by all
users, including teachers,
students and administrators in the State of
"
the technology economy,"
said Denis Walsh, Third Frontier Network Project
Manager. "To ensure the state's
success, the Third Frontier Network will
build an education and research
foundation that enables our students and
researchers to lead the future
development of high tech industries and jobs
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The Third Frontier Network
is a key infrastructure component of
multi-billion dollar Third Frontier
Project and is a major component of
Ohio
Governor Bob Taft's Broadband Initiative.
Over the next five years,
the Third Frontier Network backbone will be built
in four phases that include
the following segments:
… Phase 1: Establish a statewide core backbone to major
cities … Phase 2: Connect Ohio's
research universities as well as the K-12 community … Phase 3: Connect Ohio's medium and smaller
universities and colleges … Phase 4: Connect Ohio's corporate research centers
with the academic
research community
The organizations currently
involved with the Third Frontier Network
include Ohio SchoolNet,
the
Department of Education, the
Power, WilTel Communications and American Fiber Systems.
About SchoolNet
Created in 1994, Ohio SchoolNet was charged with establishing access to
data, voice and video networks
for every public school classroom in the
state. Ohio SchoolNet
now administers more than 30 educational technology
programs for public schools across
Ohio SchoolNet
Commission, visit http://www.osn.state.oh.us.
About Third Frontier Network
The Third Frontier Network
(previously known as the Ohio Dark Fiber
Initiative) is being created
to provide advanced networking services to
support higher education and
research in the State of
goal is to create a premier
network that will enhance research, education
and economic development and
help expand
networking technology. For additional
information about the Third Frontier
Network,
visit http://www.tfn.oar.net.
Contacts:
Carly Glick
The
Tel: (614) 728-1886
Email: glick@osn.state.oh.us
Kathryn Kelley
Tel: (614) 292-6067
Email: kkelley@osc.edu
Dan Downing
OARnet
Tel: (800) 627-8101 ext.228
Email: downing@oar.net
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