Funding letters are expected to start arriving by late October. According to that ratio, some Butte County school districts may not receive any funds, while others may receive full funding. Also, if districts do not immediately receive a funding letter, it may simply be due to the complexity of the application or potential for funding may be relative to hub location. Expansion Needs and Current Use of WAN were presented by Dennis Partington. Handouts included maps indicating T-1's currently in place and charts to review the use of bandwidth.
Several weeks show bandwidth nearly at capacity on several occasions within the last month.
Districts are planning to add more T-1's within the next few months and additional bandwidth will be required to meet the higher capacity required. Expansion of possibly 12 T-1's for Chico area and 15 in Oroville area is predicted. Without expanding the bandwidth, browsers would slow down or freeze in use when all current bandwidth is utilized within the next 3 months. Another handout gave description and cost of the current Cisco 2611 router and a bid cost from Hawthorne School District which can be used at school site locations for a substantial savings. Router installations are currently not discounted.