Termination of Penn
Express Modem Pool: June 30

The Express Modem Pool will be discontinued as planned on June 30, 2002. The termination plans were first announced two years ago, when the regular modem pool was discontinued and users were directed to commercial ISP services for remote access to PennNet and the Internet. Since that time, the Express Pool has been continued as a transitional service for the convenience of the Penn community. The Express Pool uses aging technology and does not provide the data transfer speeds that ISPs offer and that are required to take advantage of many online services.

The termination of the Express Modem Pool will affect about 1,200 individuals, most of whom use the service sporadically, rather than as their primary means of accessing the Internet from off-campus. Those using the Express Modem Pool as their primary ISP can learn about alternatives at the remote access web site at www.upenn.edu/computing/remote. The web site provides information on whom to contact with questions about the policy and how to get assistance making the transition. A useful chart comparing service options and prices is available at www.upenn.edu/computing/remote/help_chart.html.

-- Information Systems and Computing