IEN Contractors File Tort Claims

The Idaho Education Network’s contractors have filed tort claims with the state, demanding back payments on the voided broadband contract. Education Networks of America, the lead contractor on the beleaguered project, is seeking roughly $6 million, “including ancillary damages, plus statutory interest, costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees.” CenturyLink, a subcontractor to ENA, does not outline specific damages in its tort claim. But CenturyLink attorney Steven Perfrement said the company is owed “full payment for all services rendered,” plus 12 percent in annual interest. In the past, CenturyLink has said it is owed more than $1 million by ENA for service to schools, and the state has said it owes CenturyLink $540,000 for providing broadband to state agencies, an offshoot of the network project/ Kevin Richert , IDEDNews.org. More here.