MRNet: The Minnesota Regional Network
_A_d_d_r_e_s_s:
Minnesota Regional Network
511 11th Avenue South, Box 212
Minneapolis, MN 55415
_E_m_a_i_l:
[email protected]
_P_h_o_n_e: (612) 342-2570 (Dennis Fazio)
Fax: (612) 344-1716
_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n
The Minnesota Regional Network is a nonprofit corporation
established in the Minnesota region to operate an IP network
to connect various colleges, universities, businesses, and
government agencies. Its mission is to provide and facili-
tate the use of computer networks in order to enhance the
high-technology research and educational environment, and to
increase the productivity and competitiveness of businesses
throughout the state. The primary tasks of MRNet are to
promote, facilitate, and support connectivity; disseminate
information on computer networking and technologies; pursue
connections to other networks; provide a forum for the
investigation of computer network issues; and contribute to
state, national and international planning in computer net-
works.
MRNet's membership is made up of public universities,
private colleges, private research foundations, government
agencies, and many large and small businesses.
_N_e_t_w_o_r_k _a_c_c_e_s_s
Any IP host on the Internet may have access to MRNet.
_W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _N_e_t_w_o_r_k
MRNet is available to institutions in the Minnesota area who
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The information in this section is provided in accor-
dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
of this guide.
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need to access the Internet or MRNet for educational,
research, or other scholarly pursuits. Use of connected or
gatewayed networks requires agreement to the rules and con-
ditions of those networks.
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