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Important Information about Northern Grid Services12 September 2011
This is a collection of useful information about the services Northern Grid offers and what to do if you want to buy a service from us, or if you want to leave us to go elsewhere. The broadband Northern Grid provides to schools and Local Authorities is currently provided through Easynet. Our contract with Easynet will expire on July 31st 2012 and Northern Grid is going through a procurement process to identify who will provide our connectivity after this date This means that information in the documents on this page is likely to change. To make sure you get the most up to date information heads can complete the To improve cost efficiencies and increase roll-out consistency of broadband in English schools, ten regional broadband consortia were created across England, servicing 139 of the 150 local education authorities which in turn serve over 22,000 schools: On March 22nd 2010 Mel Philipson, chair of the NEN Managers Group, spoke to MPs at Westminster about the work of the NEN. Her speech covers the history of the NEN and the benefits it brings. Northern Grid works with several key commercial partners to ensure best value for our users. |
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In 2002, the Government pledged to deliver a broadband connection to every school by 2006. The English Regional Broadband Consortia (RBCs) and the UK wide National Education Network community achieved this. We have not only met the Government challenge of 2002 but in many cases delivered this ahead of schedule, within budget and over minimum specifications. I’m pleased to say that we’re one of the few public sector IT projects since 1990 to have had that level of success. Our effectiveness, improvements and transformation of...
