The
mission of the Texas Education Telecommunications Network (TETN) is to
facilitate communications among educational entities throughout Texas
to improve student performance and to increase efficiency of
educational operations via an effective telecommunications network.
TETN
membership is a consortium of twenty-one (21) entities; the Texas
Education Agency (TEA) and the twenty Texas Education Service Centers
(ESCs). ESC Region XIII is the fiscal agent of the network and is
responsible for the consortium budget and the TETN office.
The
TETN central network is located in the William B. Travis building in
downtown Austin, and the TETN system is operated by the staff at the
TETN Management Office located at Region XIII. Services provided by the
TETN network include:
- H.320 and H.323 multiparty videoconferences.
- point-to-point H.320 and H.323 videoconferences.
- data transport (IP) services.
- special
project conferences. These conferences are held by non-member entities
and have been approved by the TETN Governance Committee.
- toll free telephone calls between sites on the TETN network.
- toll free faxes and phone calls between TETN rooms.
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