Tompkins Cortland Community College Selects AT&T and Rave Wireless to Support Award-Winning Mobile Solution
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced a contract with Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) to support its "Mobile TC3" initiative, which provides discounted packages of wireless plans and devices that are tailored to college life. Under the contract, TC3 will use AT&T's network services and discounted plans to help expand the value and feature set of its Mobile TC3 initiative with the goal of reducing management cost and complexity. Rave Wireless will also support this initiative by providing a suite of mobile applications for safety, learning and campus life.
AT&T will provide members of the TC3 community the opportunity to purchase discounted text messaging plans and devices to support the needs of students on a budget. In addition, AT&T plans to continue to build out dedicated coverage and capacity so AT&T subscribers have quality service on and around the TC3 campus. The network build-out will facilitate delivery of all Mobile TC3 text alerts and easy access to data- and GPS-based applications on campus and throughout the Greater Dryden area.
"AT&T is an ideal partner for TC3 and our mobile initiative," said Marty Christofferson, TC3 dean of campus technology. "Our goal is to allow the TC3 community to access all of our services and to interact with classmates and faculty wherever they may be. Through the services provided by AT&T and Rave Wireless, we will get a head start on out-of-the-box functionality to support a truly unique mobile solution with everywhere access."
Unlike mobile initiatives that require all students and staff to purchase and use a specific device, the Mobile TC3 initiative allows students, faculty and staff the flexibility to choose from a wide variety of mobile devices, ranging from simple flip phones to advanced smartphones such as the Apple iPhone.
Tompkins Cortland Community College has been honored with a Center for Digital Government 2008 Best of New York Award. The college was recognized for its Mobile TC3 initiative that allows students and staff greater access to important information from mobile communications devices such as cell phones, smartphones and PDAs. The award, which was in the category of "Project Demonstrating Most Innovative Use of Technology," was presented to Christofferson at the Government Technology Conference in Albany earlier this year.
AT&T will provide members of the TC3 community the opportunity to purchase discounted text messaging plans and devices to support the needs of students on a budget. In addition, AT&T plans to continue to build out dedicated coverage and capacity so AT&T subscribers have quality service on and around the TC3 campus. The network build-out will facilitate delivery of all Mobile TC3 text alerts and easy access to data- and GPS-based applications on campus and throughout the Greater Dryden area.
"AT&T is an ideal partner for TC3 and our mobile initiative," said Marty Christofferson, TC3 dean of campus technology. "Our goal is to allow the TC3 community to access all of our services and to interact with classmates and faculty wherever they may be. Through the services provided by AT&T and Rave Wireless, we will get a head start on out-of-the-box functionality to support a truly unique mobile solution with everywhere access."
Unlike mobile initiatives that require all students and staff to purchase and use a specific device, the Mobile TC3 initiative allows students, faculty and staff the flexibility to choose from a wide variety of mobile devices, ranging from simple flip phones to advanced smartphones such as the Apple iPhone.
Tompkins Cortland Community College has been honored with a Center for Digital Government 2008 Best of New York Award. The college was recognized for its Mobile TC3 initiative that allows students and staff greater access to important information from mobile communications devices such as cell phones, smartphones and PDAs. The award, which was in the category of "Project Demonstrating Most Innovative Use of Technology," was presented to Christofferson at the Government Technology Conference in Albany earlier this year.
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