CoreComm Selected As Internet Connection Provider For State Of Ohio Telecommunity School.Business & Technology Editors CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2001 CoreComm Limited (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : COMM) today announced that it has been selected to provide the Internet connections for students participating in the State of Ohio's Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT) is a community/charter school based in Columbus, Ohio, USA. It is sponsored by the Lucas County Educational Service Center (LCESC) in Toledo, in accordance with chapter 3314 of the Ohio Revised Code. (ECOT ECOT Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (Ohio online homeschool) ECOT Expeditionary Communications Officer Training (USAF) ), a statewide, Internet-based distance learning school. ECOT is designed to serve students who may have physical disabilities that prevent them from attending a traditional school, those whose learning pace differs from that of their classmates Classmates can refer to either:
CoreComm, a full-service telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. provider, was selected along with Compaq, Microsoft, Level 3 and Xerox Connect to fulfill ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. the program's mission of providing a fully online educational experience. CoreComm and its subsidiary Voyager.net will provide the dial-up connections to take students to the online learning center. "As web-based education continues to become an alternative for students, we will see more and more opportunities such as these to provide access to online learning environments," said Dave Schroeder, senior vice president, Business Markets for Voyager.net - a CoreComm Company. "CoreComm is proud to be a part of such an innovative program." "CoreComm is an excellent corporate partner and is an essential part of our ability to provide a quality educational alternative," said Dr. John Ledingham, an ECOT spokesperson. CoreComm is a new kind of communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. that delivers integrated phone, Internet and high-speed data service to homes and businesses in markets throughout the U.S. Hundreds of thousands of customers are already enjoying telephone and Internet services from CoreComm. CoreComm has operations serving the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. For more information on products and services, visit CoreComm's website at www.core.com or call toll-free 1-877-CORECOMM (1-877-267-3266). ECOT may be contacted via their website at www.ecotohio.org or toll-free at 1-888-326-8395. |
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