Education Network dead, lawsuit not

Everyone agrees on this much: The Idaho Education Network is dead. In a brief filed last week, an attorney for network vendor Qwest pointedly refers to the statewide broadband system in the past tense. The state’s hired attorneys place all the blame for the demise at the feet of Syringa Networks — and a six-year legal campaign that “succeeded in destroying” a network that connected high schools across the state. The Idaho Education Network is dead. The Idaho Education Network lawsuit is very much alive. And the state — and its contractors — have millions of dollars riding on the outcome/ Kevin Richert , Idaho Education News. More here .