RARG:2008 ResNet Survey:Fees and Budget

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Bandwidth is not free. Neither is the support provided by the professionals and students. The precise funding strategy employed to pay for the residential computer nework can rest on universal fees, access charges, room rent, or nearly any other tscheme or combination of schemes. How is your ResNet funded?


(Required) 46. Is a "general technology fee" levied on all (on-campus and off-campus) students on your campus?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Not sure


47. What is the average general technology fee for each student?


48. Is this fee charged each semester, quarter, or year?

  • Semester
  • Quarter
  • Year
  • Other (please specify)


49. Is a portion of the general technology fee allocated to build, maintain, or support the residential computer network?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Not sure


(Required) 50. Is a "housing technology fee", separate from that levied on all students, levied on all on-campus residents on your campus?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Not sure


51. What is the average housing technology fee for each resident?


52. Is this fee charged each semester, quarter, or year?

  • Semester
  • Quarter
  • Year
  • Other (please specify)


53. Is a portion of the housing technology fee allocated to build, maintain, or support the residential computer network?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Not sure


54. Are residents charged a fee for any of the following network or network-related services?

(Response options include: Service is included in tuition, rent, technology fee, etc., One-time fee charged for service per term (semester, quarter, year, etc.), Per-use fee charged for service (though the fee may not stay the same each time), Service is currently not provided but will be in the next year, Service is currently not provided and we do not plan on offering it in the next year)

  • Data (Internet connectivity)
  • Increased bandwidth
  • Entertainment service (Napster, iTunes, etc.)
  • Voice over IP
  • Cable video, basic service
  • Cable video, premium service or additional channels
  • Assistance of users of the residential computer network identifying and removing malicious software (viruses, adware, spyware, etc.)
  • Assistance of users of the residential computer network installing applications
  • Assistance of users of the residential computer network (re)installing operating systems
  • Workshops for users of the residential computer network on basic computer use
  • Workshops for users of the residential computer network on specific applications (OS, anti-virus software, Office suite, etc.)
  • Hardware failure diagnosis and assistance for users of the residential computer network
  • Installation of network interface devices (i.e. NICs) for users of the residential computer network


(Required) 55. Are residents charged a fee after being disconnected for violating the Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP), having system vulnerabilities, or any similar reason(s)?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Not sure


56. How much is the fee?


57. Who pays for the bandwidth available to the residential computer network and are the costs recovered? (Check all that apply)

  • An outside vendor supplies the bandwidth and recovers some or all of the cost through a charge to the university
  • An outside vendor supplies the bandwidth and recovers some or all of the cost through resident fees
  • Central IT pays for it and recovers some or all of the cost through fees to residents or interdepartmental charges to Housing
  • Central IT pays for it and does not recover the cost
  • The Housing department pays a non-university ISP and recovers some or all of the cost through rent or other fees
  • Other (please specify)
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