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Program to Offer Students Low-Cost Internet Access

Indiana schoolchildren and their parents can get low-cost Internet connections for their home computers and help local schools at the same time.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana schoolchildren and their parents can get low-cost Internet connections for their home computers and help local schools at the same time. By enrolling in a new service designed to encourage more students and their families to use the Internet for education, students and families help their schools earn credits for teacher training and online services.

Indiana Gov. Frank O'Bannon said the program "underscores our strong commitment to ensuring Hoosier students are prepared to compete in a global economy." And added, "Moreover, it is truly a win-win situation, because parents, teachers and schools will benefit as well as the students."

Through an arrangement with the Indiana Web Academy (IWA), CoreComm, a local ISP, will provide students, parents, teachers and administrators with unlimited dial-up Internet access for as little as $13.95 per month. The service includes as many as three custom e-mail addresses, spam filtering, 24/7 help desk access and no commercial advertising. Additional features include content filtering and virus protection.

The service is available across most of Indiana, but some areas in the southwestern and northern parts of the state are not currently served. CoreComm plans to extend the service to those areas if enough people enroll. A ZIP code search on IWA's Web site can help residents determine availability in their area.