Idaho Broadband Trending Up

Earlier this year, after a court ruling left the statewide system in mothballs, districts secured short-term broadband service at surprising discounts . By and large, those savings should continue into 2015-16, according to preliminary budget requests obtained by Idaho Education News. But the cost increases, while slight, raise a question for the future: Are the current savings sustainable? Meanwhile, lawmakers will start meeting next week to discuss whether the state has a role to play in providing high-speed Internet to schools across the state/ Kevin Richert , IDEDNEWS.org. More here . (IDEDNEWS photo: In the West Ada School District, Idaho’s largest, high-speed Internet costs could climb from $4,200 a month to $5,880 a month)