Jeff Liebermann wrote:

> Yep. Been there at the local (brick building) university. They
> originally rewired the dorms to provide both POTS telephony and
> internet access [...]

We (Winona State University) have two campuses. The main campus was easy to
wire because the entire campus has a good underground infrastructure - large
tunnels with accomodations for fiber. (In fact, the tunnels are so large,
that the maintence folks use bicycles to commute between buildings.) and the
buildings' heat are all hot-water which left lots of room for cabling.

The other campus was, at first, a horror - we purchased it from a Catholic
college that failed financially. I swear they built the place to withstand a
nuclear attack. So much cement and steel. But the guys drilled 3' of
concrete to feed fiber in, and wire throughout.

And we have wireless, of course. Students do prefer wire for media. So,
given the option they plug in where they can.