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Committee backs leasing dark fiber with IU 13 to boost district internet redundancy
Summary
The Policy & Curriculum Committee approved moving forward with a Phase‑2 WAN proposal to lease 10‑gig dark fiber (first year ~ $7,000 setup; recurring ~ $3,700) to raise capacity and redundancy via IU 13; presenters said the move reduces cost relative to the district's current providers and improves firewall/security services.
Kutztown Area School District committee members on Jan. 12 approved advancing a Phase‑2 Wide Area Network proposal that would lease a 10‑gig dark‑fiber connection between the district and IU 13 to add redundancy and increase capacity from the district's existing secondary links.
The WAN presenter told the committee that the district currently maintains two internet connections (a 4 Gbps primary via BCIU/IU provider and a 2 Gbps secondary via Pentel/Pento Data) and that annual WAN costs total about "$70,000 a year," split roughly between internet circuits and firewall licensing.…
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