<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Are you thinking, "Full fiber internet at $2,000 is overkill for my small branches"? Then I have news.</div><div><br></div><div>Alongside OPLIN's Managed Branch Connection service, we are launching <b>MBC Light</b>, a lower-tier service for libraries with more modest needs. Instead of 1Gbps symmetrical fiber, MBC Light is more like business-class cable, providing approximately 1Gbps download and 35Mbps upload.</div><div><br></div><div>Similar to the existing Managed Branch Connections:</div><div><ol><li style="margin-left:15px">You tell us the location where you need service.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">We contract with a service provider, pay the monthly bills, and file and collect the E-rate.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">You pay us $750 (per circuit, per year).</li></ol><div>With MBC Light, your branches will get support directly from OPLIN, with an OPLIN IP address, the benefits of OPLIN's DDoS protection, and cyber vulnerability scanning.</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Get started by <a href="https://oplin.ohio.gov/branch-circuits" target="_blank">filling out the form on our website</a>. </div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"> Don Yarman (he/him/his)<br> Director, Ohio Public Library Information Network<br> 2323 W Fifth Ave Suite 130, Columbus OH 43204<br> <a href="mailto:don@oplin.ohio.gov" target="_blank">don@oplin.ohio.gov</a> | 614.728.5250</div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM Don Yarman <<a href="mailto:don@oplin.ohio.gov">don@oplin.ohio.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>It's July, and if you have library branches, it's time to start thinking about <i>next</i> July already.</div><div><br></div><div>OPLIN can make it easier on you, providing internet to your branches the same way we do to your central library:</div><div><div><ol><li style="margin-left:15px">You tell us the location where you need service.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">We contract with a service provider, pay the monthly bills, and file and collect the E-rate.</li><li style="margin-left:15px">You pay us $2,000 (per circuit, per year).</li></ol><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Get started by <a href="https://oplin.ohio.gov/branch-circuits" target="_blank">filling out the form on our website</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>I know you'll have questions, and we're eager to answer them. The best place to send them is <a href="mailto:branchcircuits@oplin.ohio.gov" target="_blank">branchcircuits@oplin.ohio.gov</a>.</div><div><br></div> Don Yarman (he/him/his)<br> Director, Ohio Public Library Information Network<br> 2323 W Fifth Ave Suite 130, Columbus OH 43204<br> <a href="mailto:don@oplin.ohio.gov" target="_blank">don@oplin.ohio.gov</a> | 614.728.5250<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>PS: This is for service in the next E-rate funding year starting July 2026, so you're eligible if this is the last year of your contract, or you're already on month-to-month. But if you've got a special circumstance (a new location, a temporary facility during renovations, etc.) talk to us; we're flexible and there are ways we can help.</div></div></div></div></div></div>
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