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accreditation and often advertise that they are “fully accredited," “nationally accredited,” or “accredited worldwide.” If this is true, it’s because the “accrediting agency’’ is unrecognized or just bogus. How can you tell the difference between a legitimate on-line college and a diploma mill? Watch out for these danger signs: (1) Their degrees can be “earned” in much less time than a traditional college. (2) Their list of accrediting agencies sounds a little too impressive. When in doubt, check with the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (www.chea.org). “State registration” is not the same as accreditation. (3) They claim you get a quick degree because they give heavy credit for lifetime or real world experience. (4) “Tuition” is paid on a per-degree basis with discounts for multiple degrees. Real colleges charge by credit hour, course or semester. (5) Students have little or no interaction with professors. (6) Their school name seems awfully close to that of well-known schools. (7) Their address is a box number, suite or “PMB” (private mail box). One real danger of buying a bogus degree is the fact it may be inserted on resumes by job applicants. Employers need to be careful and verify school references; use of a bogus non-accredited degree on a resume is dishonest and might subject the applicant to termination when discovered. You can check thousands of company reports on the BBB Web site, www.indianapolis.bbb.org or by calling 24 hours a day at (317) 488-2222. If you have a complaint, write the details to: BBB, Victoria Centre, 22 E. Washington St., Suite 200, Indianapolis, IN 46204.

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improved communication will be key to Indiana’s economic future. , “Internet communication is becoming increasingly essential to qv-

ery business in our global economy. We’re not only helping the ,

Northern Indiana region get connected; we’re helping it grow and succeed in our rapidly changing economy,” Keman said. “Successful bidders will be required to offer telecommunications „ j access along the Toll Road from rural Steuben County to urban L,akp.

County,” he said. ~ • ^ . In addition to providing access for businesses, the high-tech comoiui -1 - ‘ nications lines will enable the Toll Road to install electronic toll , collection facilities and provide other high-tech services. It will qjsp '• t

enable the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) to deploy

more technologically advanced transportation initiatives along the TqII ’.

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Additionally, the infrastructure to be built will support broadband

networking applications for state and local governments, universities, colleges, schools, libraries and rural health networks. ' ^ The rights of way are used to provide visibility for motorists as will'' as access for highway workers to improve the roadways. Allowing the fiber optic lines to be laid within the open spaces won’t cause a safety , ‘ problem because they’ll be laid underground, said Cris Klika, INDOT ‘ 1 commissioner. At the governor’s direction, officials from INDOT, ITFA and the ’ 1 Intelenet Commission have been working for several months to develop the process for opening the highway.rights of way. O’Bannon first announced his intention to encourage the advanced telecommpnications system in his 2000 State of the State speech. - The three agencies will continue working together to ensure the process is carried out in a way that is consistent with the TelecomFrtpnications Act of 1996 and Indiana law. ’ ’ 1 ' Successful bidders will be given non-exclusive access to land along interstate highways in exchange for fair and reasonable compensation J to the state and competitive access to communities and businesses along the way. The governor said, “In the early days of our country, access to land was key to developing our states. Indiana led the way by building a highway system that helped us connect people across the nation and (hat Jf gave us the nickname of ‘Crossroads of America.’ Indiana is now the home of an Internet 2 hub, which is connecting universities to the second generation of the Internet, and the Midwest Independent System Operator, which is connecting the national electric grid. “Making it easier for our businesses, schools and governments to - connect with global communications networks is just one more step Indiana is taking to ensure we stay on the cutting edge of this rapidly advancing technology,” O’Bannon continued. “We’re still ‘the Crossroads of America’ but our crossroads will soon include an electronic lane. “By providing this high-tech access, we’re building on that reputation and continuing to connect Hoosiers with the world around them,”

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