As a state legislator, Republican gubernatorial candidate Raul Labrador supported creating the Idaho Education Network. He blames “pay to play” politics for the project’s demise.
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What did the Idaho Education Network failure really cost?
This week, the Associated Press pegged the cost of the failed broadband project at $40 million.
State, FCC reach $3.5 million Idaho Education Network settlement
The latest settlement, announced Wednesday morning, brings the state’s costs from the botched broadband contract to $21.8 million, according to an Idaho Education News analysis.
Otter: Another broadband settlement is in the works
The state is negotiating with the feds, Gov. Butch Otter said Monday. A federal contractor fronted Idaho $13.5 million for the ill-fated Idaho Education Network broadband project.
Wasden files countersuit in Idaho Education Network battle
The attorney general says the state owes no money to its broadband vendors — and says the companies owe taxpayers $29.7 million.
CenturyLink sues over Idaho Education Network mess
In separate but similar lawsuits, two project vendors seek back payments from the state. CenturyLink estimates its damages at more than $18.5 million.
ENA files lawsuit over Idaho Education Network payments
The broadband vendor is seeking unspecified back payments — and legal cover in a rapidly escalating battle with Attorney General Lawrence Wasden.
Otter outsources more legal work in broadband case
Otter has hired a Washington, D.C., law firm, as the state scrambles to secure nearly $2 million in federal funding for Idaho schools.
State agency won’t seek repayment on broadband project
The Department of Administration won’t seek any of the $29.7 million the state paid out on the defunct Idaho Education Network project, the Associated Press reported.
In Pocatello, broadband mess could short-circuit textbook purchases
Fifty-seven districts and charter schools could lose $2 million, in the latest complication stemming from the Idaho Education Network contract meltdown.