PRESENT:
Dennis Cavanaugh, Chair
Larry Porn, Vice Chair
Solomon Johnson, Secretary
Janet Craig, Board
Scott Gifford, Board

ABSENT:
Beverly Duval, Board
Georgia Kitchen, Board
Les LeMieux, Board
Debra A. Miller, Board
Charles Wright, Board
Chad Cramer, Website
Kenny Thomas, Systems

Call to order at 5:22pm. Chair Dennis Cavanaugh presiding.

Vice Chair Larry Porn moved that Janet Craig be appointed Board member for the rest of the year. Board member Scott Gifford supported the motion. The motion passed by unanimous consent.

Most of the meeting time was spent discussing implementation of Managed Modem service from Lynx Network Group/Telnet World Wide. Managed Modem service will be on line by March, 2007.

There were unanswered questions on the readiness of RADIUS to function with the Managed Modem service. Other questions were raised as to the number of lines for Montrose service and existence of a trunk line into Montrose from Telnet World Wide. There was speculation on the amount of reduction of bandwith use through OTC. With Managed Modem service, bandwidth will be used only to access the email and Web servers and for RADIUS authentication.

Scott Gifford will contact Kenny Thomas on the RADIUS question. Also, Scott will look at RADIUS for high usage telephone numbers to port to Telnet World Wide. Phase 1 of switching members to Telnet World Wide lines will be to determine which current GFN dial-in numbers can be ported so that the service change would be transparent. Phase 2 would have members switch to a new dial-in number where a change must be made.

Other Matters.
No Board member volunteered to participate in this year's Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) lockup fund raiser.

For marketing efforts it was suggested that GFN focus on advertising to churches and other non-profit entities.

Adjournment: 6:17pm.

Next Board Meeting.
Thursday, March 22, 2007, 5:15pm at the Flint Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, 316 Water Street.

Respectfully Submitted,

Solomon T Johnson, Secretary

Addendum: Georgia Kitchen and Debra Miller have resigned from the Board.