Dial-in Modem Internet Service at OSU Comparable Institutions
Office of the Chief Information Officer
The Ohio State University
October 28, 2002
|
Institution |
Campus Community |
Dial-in Lines |
Access Charge |
Service Notes |
|
University
of Arizona |
60,000 |
N/A |
$11.95 for 100 hr/month; ranges from $8.95 to $14.50 per month depending on service level |
56
Kb service; provided through a preferred off-campus commercial ISP; VT100
terminal emulation text-only dial-up access provided at no charge |
|
University
of Texas, Austin |
60,000 |
2,900 |
$10.00/month
or $110/year |
56
kb service |
|
UCLA
Standard Bruin Gold |
52,000 |
576 N/A |
None $19.95/mo
(unlimited) |
4
hr Connection limit; upgrading from 33.6 kb service; difficult to get through
at peak times Service
outsourced to Earthlink |
|
University
of Illinois Champaign/Urbana Standard Premiere |
48,000 |
700 100 |
20
hr/wk at no charge, $1 per hour over $5.00
|
38.4
kb service, difficult to get through at peak times 56
kb service; subscriber to line ratio 5:1 or better |
|
Ohio
State University, Current Services HomeNet OSUWeb.net |
70,000 |
672 336 |
No
charge $6.95
for 100 hr/mo; ranges from $1.95 to $12.95/mo depending on service level |
33.6
kb service; Most lines limited to 30 minute connection; difficult to get
through at peak times 56
kb service |
|
University
of Minnesota |
50,000 |
1,500 |
No
charge for 50 hr/mo; $4.00/50 hr over |
56
kb service, supported by campus-wide student technology fee |
|
Penn
State University |
52,000 |
2,500+ |
No
charge |
56
kb service on 2272 lines at University Park campus; other campuses total an
additionaql 1200+ modem lines; supported by university-wide student
technology fee |
|
University
of Washington, Seattle |
70,000 |
2,400 |
No
charge |
56
Kb service; 1600 lines supported by campus-wide student technology fee and
limited to student use |
|
University
of Wisconsin, Madison |
60,000 |
1,152 |
No
charge |
56
kb service 4 hour connection limit; supported by campus-wide technology fee
(Called Student Information Technology Tuition) |
|
University
of Michigan |
59,000 |
1,800 |
No
charge for non-peak; $.48/hr over 100 hr peak |
56
kb; service provided by MERIT, a state non-profit
corporation governed by publicly supported universities; modem pool is
general MERIT pool for area |
Summary
Of the group of ten comparable institutions (including OSU):