| Low | High | |
| SCHOOL COSTS | ||
|
Onetime Installation Costs |
| Local area network | 50,000 | 100,000 |
| File server | 10,000 | 25,000 |
| Connection to hub/district office (1.5 Mbps) | 1,200 | 5,000 |
| Router and CSU/DSU | 4,000 | 7,000 |
| PC on every desk (450 new machines) | 450,000 | 900,000 |
| Retrofitting (major, including electrical) | 70,000 | 250,000 |
| Total | 585,200 | 1,287,000 |
| Annual Operating Costs | ||
| Replacement of equipment | 7,500 | 15,000 |
| Connection to hub/district office (1.5 Mbps) | 10,000 | 35,000 |
| Total | 17,500 | 50,000 |
| DISTRICT OFFICE COSTS | |
|
Onetime Installation Costs |
| File server | 5,000 | 15,000 |
| Router | 2,000 | 5,000 |
| District local area network | 2,000 | 5,000 |
| Data line to WAN/Internet (1.5 Mbps) | 1,000 | 5,000 |
| Dial-up capabilities (50 lines) | 32,000 | 80,000 |
| Training (all teachers in school) | 55,000 | 165,000 |
| Total | 97,000 | 275,000 |
|
Annual Operating Costs |
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| Internet service (1.5 Mbps) | 10,000 | 42,000 |
| Dial-up lines | 30,000 | 50,000 |
| Support (4 to 5 staff per district) | 112,200 | 255,000 |
| Training | 16,500 | 38,500 |
| Total | 168,700 | 385,500 |
| U.S. ONETIME COST | ||
| Onetime cost per student | 1,163.57 | 2,580.00 |
| Total | 51,200,000,000 | 113,520,000,000 |
| TOTAL U.S. ANNUAL COST |
| Annual cost per student | 91.32 | 228.01 |
| Total | 4,020,000,000 | 10,030,000,000 |
SOURCE: Rothstein (1994).