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District seeks board approval to request E-rate funding for network switches; district share $162,936
Summary
Springfield R-XII staff presented an E-rate purchase request for internal network switches (Category 2). The total purchase is $814,677, of which the district is responsible for $162,936 (20%); the service provider will claim $651,000 from USAC. Staff anticipates a funding decision in summer and installation through the following school year.
Mr. Bruce Douglas presented the district's annual E-rate purchase request to trustees, describing the federal E-rate program and how the district plans to use it to refresh internal network equipment.
"E rate's a federal grama, established in 1997. It's, established through the FCC but administered through the Universal Service Administration Company or USAC and it provides discounts to eligible schools and libraries for equipment and services around internet…
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