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Board approves E-rate bids and joins Region 16 EDNET fiber consortium for resilient internet
Summary
Trustees approved recommended vendors for E-rate-funded cabling, UPS, and network equipment and signed an interlocal agreement to join Region 16's EDNET Fiber Consortium for a 10 Gbps resilient connection beginning July 2026.
The board approved multiple technology procurements recommended under the federal E-rate program and voted to join Region 16's EDNET Fiber Consortium to secure a resilient 10-gigabit-per-second Internet connection.
Technology staff explained the E-rate process and the district's 70% discount rate this year based on free-and-reduced lunch counts and rural designation. The board approved three vendor recommendations: Advanced Networks of Texas as the lowest responsive cabling bidder for…
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