"Bill Esbeck, executive director of the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association, was quoted on Channel3000 saying that WiscNet should be allowed to run only without financial support from the University of Wisconsin."
This man speaks sense. Why throw away all the money already invested in this? I can only imagine that someone has a stake in the other internet service providers in the area and wants to increase their profits.
As for the $39million in grants... Taking them back after granting them is playing foul. Especially as they've apparently already spent some of the money. How are they supposed to trust grants when they can be pulled out from under them at any time? It's going to lead to stupidity like putting grants in the bank until they're sure the grant won't be stolen back, instead of using the grant to improve education.
I think you've misread the part about the grants. Its not that they're being taken back, its that the state law would prohibit the state university from undertaking the actions the federal grants are for. Since the university can't undertake the actions the money was given for, it must return the money. Any money already spent towards the grant goals would, I suspect, need not be returned.
This man speaks sense. Why throw away all the money already invested in this? I can only imagine that someone has a stake in the other internet service providers in the area and wants to increase their profits.
As for the $39million in grants... Taking them back after granting them is playing foul. Especially as they've apparently already spent some of the money. How are they supposed to trust grants when they can be pulled out from under them at any time? It's going to lead to stupidity like putting grants in the bank until they're sure the grant won't be stolen back, instead of using the grant to improve education.