Monday, February 22, 2010

PSU to act as network anchor | Penn State | PSU Student Portal, Penn State News

Penn State is a partner in a network of educational, health care and development institutions that landed a $99 million federal stimulus grant to create a 39-county broadband network.

Penn State will serve as one of the anchor institutions for the network, which will cover the state south of Interstate 80. The funding will go toward building a high-speed, fiber optic cable network known as the Pennsylvania Research and Education Network. It will cross 1,700 miles, including areas with poor broadband access...