New TelEdCommunications Alliance To Benefit Nation's Schools, Colleges.Education Editors & Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2001 The new American TelEdCommunications Alliance will link education and telecommunications to provide schools, colleges, state agencies, libraries and other nonprofit groups with several benefits in telecommunications services. The Alliance has been formed by a groundbreaking agreement among a national nonprofit telecommunications association and the nation's four educational compacts -- representing all areas of the country. It is the first time that these five organizations have joined forces to form an alliance. The agreement was signed Wednesday here at the Southern Regional Education Board. The Alliance's mission is to provide low-cost access to top-quality telecommunications programs and to give education an organized way to exert leadership in building technology policies and standards. The founding members of the Alliance are MiCTA, a national telecommunications association of more than 12,000 nonprofit organizations; the Midwestern Higher Education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. Commission (MHEC MHEC Maryland Higher Education Commission MHEC Midwestern Higher Education Compact (also known as the Midwestern Higher Education Commission) MHEC Midwestern Higher Education Commission ); the New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Board of Higher Education (NEBHE NEBHE New England Board of Higher Education (Boston, MA, USA) ); the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB SREB Southern Regional Education Board ); and the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE WICHE Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education ). The leaders of the five organizations will serve as board members. "MiCTA is pleased to join with the nation's compacts in forming this new initiative. As with MiCTA's current programs, any nonprofit educational organization in the country -- as well as other nonprofit and government organizations -- may participate in and benefit from the American TelEdCommunications Alliance," said Ken Johnson Ken Johnson can refer to:
1. The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy. Purchasing power is important because, all else being equal, inflation decreases the amount of goods or services you'd be able to purchase. 2. of the Alliance and address the constant changes that are such a part of this field." "A primary emphasis will be to establish effective contracts for basic and advanced telecommunications services in support of schools and colleges," said Mark Musick, SREB president and president-elect of the Alliance. "The contracts will be aimed at providing lower costs, wider access and higher quality." "Telecommunications is clearly of growing importance to education. ... The new Alliance promises significant potential benefits in telecommunication services for both education and government," said David Murphy
"The Alliance will address many issues -- including standards and policies, information exchange and training, in addition to telecommunications services provided through contracts -- as part of its mission," said Jack Hoy Hoy, island, 13 mi (21 km) long and 6 mi (9.7 km) wide, off N Scotland, second largest of the Orkney Islands. It is located at the southwestern side of the Scapa Flow anchorage. , NEBHE president and secretary/treasurer of the Alliance. "States and institutions will be able to use their investments in higher education much more efficiently and effectively, supporting programs and better utilizing existing capacities," said David Longanecker, WICHE executive director and vice president of the Alliance. "The potential benefits clearly indicate the advantages of states and regions in the country working together." The Alliance's work will be accomplished in several ways:
-- Through the efforts of the Alliance, educational organizations
will be able to make telecommunications purchases at lower
costs.
-- Alliance members will receive the most up-to-date information
on telecommunications services.
-- Colleges, schools, state agencies and libraries will have
access to better and faster solutions to problems and
questions in the telecommunications field.
Colleges and universities, schools, state agencies, libraries and other nonprofit organizations may participate in the contracts and programs of the Alliance by paying a $75 annual membership fee. Information about the American TelEdCommunications Alliance is available through its Web site at www.ATAlliance.org. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.041101/bb6 |
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