How will BCN be funded?

• Initially:
  • CU is providing coordinator; server; leadership and technical expertise, student projects in Journalism and Computer Science classes.
  • Other participating organizations and individuals' time, expertise, and use of existing computers as public access sites
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting grant (mostly to broadcasters)
  • Apple Library of Tomorrow equipment grant: Macintosh kiosks
  • NTIA TIIAP grant: $250,000 in September of 1994 for 18 months
  • AT&T Foundation Community Involvement Grant: $1000
• Long term funding possibilities:
  • Library model: County government
  • Public broadcasting model: individual contributors, underwriting
  • Cable model: "Universal Access" funding from telecommunications legislation
  • Funding from agencies deriving benefit (e.g., City, County governments doing on-line civic info & transactions)
  • Possible commercial funding, but it's hard to out-compete for-profit ventures.