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Thanks X-13, this gives me a great starting point ... understand will come with time ... lets hope!

Thanks Steve. Its that list of additions that I am after - not being in education I have no feel for it at all. What is currently provided to you?

Hi, not sure if this is the right website or forum to get information ... but here I am. I am not technical and will ask stupid questions! I am working on a local team to get a community broadband solution into a rural area. We had been looking at using EMBC as a potential supplier of a bearer for a wireless provider by using 80% of a primary school with a 100meg bearer. the costs EMBC have provided are ridiculous. However, in looking at this solution I am scandalised at the prices the primaries are going to have to pay for their broadband (about 50% of a teacher's salary) and I don't want the schools in the area making the choice to have less teachers. Consequently our wireless provider has had a look and said they could provide the schools the service for a lot less. My problem is that I don't understand what services schools require in order that I can make an initial judgement before talking to school heads. Does anyone have a link to some guidance, or a short summary of what schools MUST have in place and what they might also want in place? any guidance appreciated ... I don't want the schools being lead on a dance here, but any alternative MUST be secure and watertight. Cheers.