2007-03-13 16:52:07 · 5 answers · asked by elemid 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
A variety of reasons:
Affordability - educational institutions benefit from economies of scale and often get good deals on fast internet
Opportunity cost - the faster the internet, the less time students need to spend on the shared computers, so more people can use the computers
Student satisfaction - can you imagine if the best institutions had slow internet?
Competition - once one educational institution gets fast internet, they all have to so they don't fall behind
2007-03-13 16:58:09 · answer #1 · answered by elisemarie1988 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cuz they have a ton of people sharing these connections. Internet is a great way to share information. Yeah, kids use it to d/l movies and music, but college researchers use it for legitimate purposes too.
2007-03-13 23:57:26 · answer #2 · answered by Linkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a normal person has a DSL, cable or modem line, but colleges and businesses pay alot more for what is called a T1 or T3 connection. you may get a whole lot faster speed per computer but per month, it costs nearly $900.00
2007-03-13 23:57:50 · answer #3 · answered by john s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most colleges and universities have T-1 lines which gives you more bandwith so therefore faster connections.
2007-03-13 23:57:06 · answer #4 · answered by jabezlady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The money from our tuition has to go somewhere.
2007-03-13 23:57:41 · answer #5 · answered by ILookGuilty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋