The EAGLE-Net Alliance will appear before a Colorado...

to answer questions about its “business practices and future sustainability” (CD July p6). Kenneth Feldman, EAGLE-Net general counsel, said EAGLE-Net needed clarification from the audit committee on the term “limited number of possible users” to clarify what number of users the audit committee is referencing. Feldman said the audit committee wants information outlining “all services offered, fees and costs associated with those services and services planned to be offered in the future, and fees and costs associated with those planned services,” and EAGLE-Net said it provided this information April 12 to the audit committee. The audit committee asked for information “on the basis and method for EAGLE-Net’s calculation of fees it charges for broadband services,” and Feldman responded that “it would put EAGLE-Net at significant competitive disadvantage if it were required to publicly disclose the detail of its pricing mechanism,” since other entities in Colorado are not required to do so. Lastly, the audit committee requested agreements between private providers and EAGLE-Net, and Feldman said EAGLE-Net will begin to contact multiple providers to seek permission to disclose the information the committee requested. “I'm cautiously optimistic that EAGLE-Net recognizes the importance of working with the committee and the Office of the State Auditor to address the countless concerns raised by the entity’s business practices and future,” said Colorado State Rep. Angela Williams (D), who chairs the audit committee, in a statement. “Unfortunately, EAGLE-Net’s management is still refusing to release the additional records that my colleagues and I believe should be available to anyone seeking information about a publicly funded entity."