LU have been put on hold the selection of a company to bring a new wireless Internet service to Lynchburg.
A Liberty University is waiting for Sprint and Clearwire to complete the formation of their new, national WiMAX network.
Meanwhile, discussions with other service providers that have expressed interest are ongoing.
A WiMAX system is an emerging wireless Internet technology that offers better security and signal range than WiFi.
In February, Liberty University and Virginia School of the Arts announced a partnership to bring the service to Lynchburg.
Each school had some licenses for broadcast channels — formerly used for educational television — to lease out.
They were looking for bids from companies that could provide free or low-cost wireless Internet access to Liberty students plus regular access to other Lynchburg area residents.
On May 7 Clearwire and Sprint announced a joint venture to combine their WiMAX business segments to create a new company.