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leased access to public networks, or to utilize a
service provider to construct their own dedicated
fiber connections between school sites.

The first choice is attractive because service
providers already have infrastructure in the
ground near the school sites, and mature
commercial models for billing and support. But
that simplicity comes with downsides. You are
sharing your infrastructure with every other
customer that provider serves, so the speeds and
feeds of your network are subject to limitations
In the past, most school districts have found E-rate based on competing network demands. As a
eligible service providers either by accessing the school’s demand for bandwidth increases, it may
State of Arizona Carrier Services contract, or by be difficult to get the service provider to agree to
releasing, evaluating, and awarding their own upgrades.
requests-for-proposal (RFP’s). The latter takes
more time and effort but can yield site specific Many Arizona school districts, including Phoenix
solutions that make more sense. The other choice Union and Saddle Mountain, elected to award
school districts must make is whether to utilize Category One awards to fiber developers under
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