E-RATE ELIGIBLE MANAGED SERVICES FOR K-12 EDUCATION

Get the IT expertise you need — without the expert price tag

Increase IT support for your schools — cost-effectively
IT budgets and staffing often can’t keep pace with today’s digital learning demands. Expanding your IT capabilities with Managed Internal Broadband Services (MIBS), eligible for funding under E-Rate Category Two, is a way to cost-effectively increase the technical support available to your schools.

As one of the largest E-Rate providers in the U.S., Spectrum Business offers a range of MIBS that can help you save on capital expenses while reducing time spent on IT infrastructure. Partner with us to create the rich digital learning environments your students and educators deserve.

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Understanding the E‑Rate process

Discover how your schools can leverage E-Rate funding to advance digital learning — and how choosing MIBS can help you save by leasing equipment instead of buying.

Managed Network Edge | K-12 Education

Enhance digital learning experiences with MIBS
Each of the solutions listed below is eligible for funding under E-Rate Category Two.

SD-WAN

Create an infrastructure that delivers seamless, secure digital experiences with an all-inclusive managed SD-WAN solution that helps reduce capital expenses and IT maintenance. Includes connectivity, equipment, network management, a next-generation firewall and unified threat management that updates automatically.

Managed Router Service

Tap into our expertise to optimize network traffic, with support from design to implementation and monitoring.

Managed WiFi

Ensure high-quality connectivity with reduced IT burden and no equipment to buy. We provide support for design, installation and operation of your wireless infrastructure, including 24/7/365 monitoring to maximize uptime and availability throughout your district.

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Why managed services

SIMPLIFIED IT MANAGEMENT

47%

of districts use managed services to outsource remote network maintenance.¹

ENHANCED CYBERSECURITY

57%

of districts use outsourcing strategies for cybersecurity monitoring, more than double last year’s rate of 23%.²

The Spectrum Business advantage

RELIABILITY

100%

uptime service-level agreement guarantee.³

RESPONSIVENESS

24/7/365

U.S.-based IT support.

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Do more with less with managed services

With managed services, K-12 IT departments can keep up with rapidly evolving needs without investing in costly equipment that’s quickly obsolete. Learn three ways schools can benefit from managed network services from a trusted provider.

Ethernet Services | K-12 Education

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Let’s create a customized solution for your schools
Get started with our E-Rate eligible turnkey SD-WAN solution as a building block for creating an IT infrastructure that’s tailored to your schools’ needs, with the flexibility to add services as needed.

Connectivity (E-Rate Category One eligible)	Provide your schools with low latency and consistently fast speeds up to 100 Gbps, backed by a service-level agreement that includes a 100% uptime guarantee.³ Leverage our nationwide reach and dense metro coverage to scale as your network requirements grow.
Managed WiFi and Managed Router Service	In addition to SD-WAN, Managed WiFi and Managed Router services are also E-Rate Category Two eligible through our Managed Internal Broadband Services.
School safety	Help increase your schools’ physical safety with cloud-integrated smart cameras to monitor school activity, and protect physical assets with environmental sensors that provide alerts for humidity, temperature, air quality and more.
Zero trust network access	Create more modern, robust defenses by extending the network edge to each user and application with Cloud Security with Cisco+ Secure Connect.
Identity and access management	Help protect your schools from unauthorized access to sensitive systems by implementing security protocols at both the user and device levels with Secure Access with Cisco Duo.
DDoS Protection	Help shield applications and systems with a cloud-based service that automatically identifies and mitigates distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Unified communications	Enhance school safety with cloud-based unified communications that includes E911 call location information, the ability to send instant alerts, and private phone numbers for educators and staff. This complete, out-of-the-box system brings together voice, messaging, file sharing and RingCentral or Webex videoconferencing.

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Use E-Rate funding for managed solutions to drive student success

The right partner can provide E-Rate-eligible managed services that can help your schools improve technology infrastructure and interoperability, implement reliable, high-performance connectivity, and reduce the burden on limited IT staff.

Unified Communications | K-12 Education

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