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				What Is It ? Members? Cost? Related Services? More Information?
			*WHAT IS PENNLINK?** PENNLINK is the official electronic mail service for the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). Originally established in 1986 and now fully integrated with the Internet, PENNLINK manages the delivery of e-mail among the Department of Education Local Education Agencies (LEAs): school districts, charter schools, intermediate units, and vocational technical schools/career and technology centers. The PDE uses PENNLINK to convey information rapidly and efficiently to LEAs. LEAs use PENNLINK to gather information and correspond with PDE and each other. PENNLINK provides many statewide distribution lists making it easy for users to communicate with large or small targeted groups of LEAs across Pennsylvania. MEMBERS* All of Pennsylvania's local education agencies (LEAs) subscribe to the PENNLINK service and access their e-mail regularly, usually in the main administrative office. Recognizing its power to help them communicate quickly and inexpensively with LEAs, many education organizations, colleges of education, approved private schools, state agencies and other non-profit groups also subscribe to PENNLINK. There are more than 900 subscribers. Note: Only 501c(3) nonprofit organizations with a genuine, ongoing need to communicate with PENNLINK's audience may apply for PENNLINK accounts. COST Use of the PENNLINK service requires an account. In order to acquire a PENNLINK account, you will need to have an Internet e-mail account and full Internet access with your intermediate unit or a commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP). Your PENNLINK e-mail will then be forwarded to that account. Cost for PENNLINK's mail transfer services and access to PENNLINK lists: $45/year/account Prices are guaranteed through June 30, 2008. There is a one-time $25 setup fee for all new accounts. RELATED SERVICES* A comprehensive web site (PDE Home) provides information and online services for Pennsylvania school administrators, teachers, students, parents, taxpayers, school board members, legislators, businesses and members of the community. More than 8000 documents are available and the web site receives more than 40 million hits each month. A PENNLINK account is not needed to access the PDE web site. FOR MORE INFORMATION* If you are interested in finding out more about PENNLINK, or applying for an account, please contact: PDE PENNLINK/Web Office PA Department of Education 333 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 Telephone: (717) 787-1831 e-mail: 00plink@psupen.psu.edu PENN*LINK represents a partnership between the PA Department of Education and the Pennsylvania State University's College of Agricultural Sciences.