Supporters argue such costs will be paid for through savings realized by the system. For instance, schools face rising costs to use video-teleconfering equipment already in place here, according to Dave Carlson, information technology director for Education Service District 9. It will cost too much to use the system. It would allow us real flexibility in terms of providing educational opportunities. Money is an issue with businesses, too, says port director Scott Hege.
Timing is another issue.
For Sprint, bolstering its high-capacity telecommunications network through expansion of existing technologies and the adoption of emerging ones must be justified from a business perspective. Some just turn a deaf ear to anything you say, and just plunge ahead. Yet as The Dalles attempts to attract new industry, which ever more frequently demands access to affordable, high-speed Internet access, that may not be soon enough. It's a challenge out here. We think it's a great opportunity.