September 10, 2004

Governor Forces U. of Wisconsin to Abandon Plans for Fiber-Optic Network

By VINCENT KIERNAN

Wisconsin's governor has forced the University of Wisconsin to abandon plans for a fiber-optic computer network connecting the system's 13 campuses and other educational institutions across the state, deciding that they must use a state-government network instead.

University officials say the state's network will be inadequate and may interfere with research and teaching. State-government officials say it will be effective and less costly than the university's planned

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