Internet Service

The Western Canadian Internet Transit Consortium was formed to procure commodity Internet service for BCNET members and Canada's advanced network organizations including: Cybera in Alberta, SRnet in Saskatchewan, and MRnet in Manitoba. The project goal is to leverage the collective buying power of the group and purchase the best Internet service at the lowest cost.

Project Goals

• Procure commodity Internet services for members and advanced network organizations in Western Canada

Benefits

• Reduce costs for commodity Internet services for participants
• Leverage buying expertise
• Reduce time and resources for staff across institutions in the buying process

Internet Transit RFP

• A Request for Proposals was issued to vendors in August 2012