1. ASPIN Arizona State Public Information Network by Bill Lewis, CIO Arizona State University

2. K-12 CONNECTION ACTIVITY INITIALLY SPONSORED BY WESTNET AMONG MEMBER UNIVERSITIES - PROVIDING IP ADDRESSES, DOCUMENTATION, ETC. ASU FIRST CONNECTION - GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY - DECEMBER, 1989 ORIGINALLY LEASED LINE CONNECTIONS RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE FOR K-12 US WEST OFFERED STATE-WIDE FRAME RELAY CONNECTIONS WITH 56K AND T1 OPTIONS FRAME RELAY 56K PROVIDED LOW-COST CONNECTIVITY OPTION FOR K12 AND ASU ASU OVER-SUBSCRIBED T1 FRAME RELAY SERVICE WITH 15-20 56K CONNECTIONS PER ASU T1 - PER MONITORING DATA ON EXISTING LEASED LINES

3. IN 1996/97 TIMEFRAME FEDERAL GRANTS FOR K- 12 APPLICATION SUPPORT RENAMED CONNECTION SUPPORT AS “ARIZONA STATE PUBLIC INFORMATION NETWORK” (ASPIN) CONNECTION POPULARITY PEAKED IN APRIL, 1998 WITH: –56 NON-PROFIT FRAME RELAY CONNECTIONS –25 NON-PROFIT LEASED LINE CONNECTIONS – 9 COMMERCIAL FR /LL CONNECTIONS NON-COMPETE ARIZONA LAW, INCREASING K-12 BANDWIDTH NEEDS, AND BANDWIDTH CHARGES REDUCED CONNECTIONS TO 21 CURRENTLY.