Guide to Internet Service Providers

Brown Bag sponsored by ALUW and LSA
February 11, 1999

Current University Email Policy

"Email is made available to University faculty and staff solely for the purpose of facilitating effective business operations. Regulations promulgated by the Washington State Ethics Board place significant constraints on non-University related use."

"Knowing the Rules" by Computing and Communications.
http://www.washington.edu/computing/rules.html
Includes information about guidelines, copyright, ethics, account monitoring, and privacy and email as public record. Provides links to the WAC, RCW and the State Attorney General's Office. Includes a tutorial on proper use.

Listing of Internet Service Providers

Notes from the ISP presentations at the Brown Bag

Questions to ask yourself:

What do I need?
Email only? Web access? Web site? newsgroups?
How much do I want to pay?
How much time will I be spending online?

Questions to ask potential ISPs:

What is your billing rate?
Is it a flat rate? Base rate + added fees? Charge per connect time (minute or hour)?
What types of support do you offer?
24 hour telephone support? How many days a week?
Are there specific hardware/software requirements?

Prepared by:
Rob Estes, Junior Trustee, ALUW and Chandra Heller, LSA Treasurer
Last updated: 2/8/99