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Advanced Technology Gives Students Competitive Advantage
Students in the Wisconsin Rapids School District are noticing something different these days— rapid response times when doing research on the Internet, browsing periodicals on Badgerlink or finding books in the electronic union catalog. It all started when twelve school sites were connected to each other by a state-of-the-art, fiber optic network provided by Charter Business Networks.

Our Wide Area Network (WAN) service provides each Wisconsin Rapids school with data transmission speeds up to 100 million bits per second (Mbps), making the District's schools among the first in the state of Wisconsin to offer its teachers and students the advantages of a high-speed data network.

By giving students and teachers the tools to perform more engaging and in-depth research, we are helping Wisconsin Rapids' Schools improve the quality of education. At the same time, we are helping the District save money by enabling them to use centralized servers that decrease expensive site licenses and improve resource administration.

Perhaps best of all, Charter Business Networks has become a reliable partner for Wisconsin Rapids Public Schools. Says Jeffrey Gibson, Technology Supervisor for the District, "Charter Business Networks consistently delivered what they promised. It was refreshing to deal with a vendor that completed the project on time, according to our specifications, with professionalism."

Find out for yourself. Start your journey to the future now by contacting us for a free needs assessment.

Wisconsin Rapids System Specifications
• Dedicated fiber to each site
• 12 sites
• ATM network running at 155 mb (OC3)
• 100 Mbps SVCs between sites
• 7 x 24 network monitoring