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The CC modem pool was retired on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 – the day after commencement. We know that most members of the campus community have long since moved on to better and faster Internet alternatives at home, and we also recognize that some colleagues are very sad to see this service retire, but the 56K dial-up modems are an outdated and failing technology, and we no longer need them for on-campus networking solutions. We are very grateful that the CC modem pool “hung on” during this 2005-06 year, but it was deactivated during the afternoon of May 23. 

If you’d like to review more detailed information about this decision (thoughtfully considered by the Information Technology Policy Board over the past three years), and see some information about alternatives to the CC modem pool, please review past ITS newsletter articles from March 2005 and November 2005. ITS colleagues will be happy to consult with you about viable alternatives based upon your home networking needs.