AT&T Helping Louisiana Modernize State Communications

AT&T and the Louisiana Office of Technology Services are cooperating to modernize communications within the state, the telco said in a news release. The state will use AT&T's switched ethernet to "plan, provision and scale its network usage," it said. The network also supports teleheath, electronic health records, online student testing, e-filing of state forms, video streaming of legislative meetings and electronic licensing, registration and renewals, AT&T said. The service is less susceptible to interruptions caused by events such as hurricanes, it said.