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NEC Admits To Ripping Off Schools Through E-Rate Program

Posted by timothy on from the infinite-takers-for-finite-pie dept.

MAurelius writes "The New York Times (regist. req'd) is reporting that NEC now admits to ripping off multiple low-income school districts by connecting them to the internet with equipment more advanced and expensive than necessary. Several orders of magnitude more expensive. All paid for by telephone rate-payers. That would be you."

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  1. Old news by vijaya_chandra · · Score: 1, Funny

    This article was out 'day before yesterday' when 'day after tomorrow' was released

  2. Re:Sounds like a federal program by Tony-A · · Score: 4, Funny

    Anyone can get ripped off at any level. The good thing is that someone at least *noticed* this one and is now beating restitution out of the victims. [Emphasis added]

    Typo?
    What worries me is that it's probably right as writ.

  3. Re:That Much? by m1chael · · Score: 1, Funny

    Measuring cables for wireless LANs takes a long time.

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    I know you are psychotic, but please make an effort.
  4. Re:I'm not paying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    I am not even English
    What do I do??

    That would depend on which variety of non-english you are.

    • If French: find someone to surrender to.
    • If Quebecois: secede.
    • If African: start a useless discussion in the UN general assembly condemning the US.
    • If Israeli: bulldoze some housing.
  5. Reminds me of that old horror story by toupsie · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Hi, I'm from the Government. I'm here to help you!"

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    Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
  6. hmm by mattyrobinson69 · · Score: 1, Funny

    i bet microsoft were behind this

    oh come one, dont mod me as troll - im just doing my duty as a slashdot reader

    (for humourously challenged mod's, this was a joke, be nice to my karma)

  7. Re:wow. Rough bunch. by rking · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's easier this way; the victims have a proven track record of paying up for outrageous demands.

  8. Re:Consumer Ignorance by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I didn't RTFA, but I agree with the parent.

    I didn't read the article either so like you I am only imagining what the article might possibly say, however I strongly disagree with your assessment. NEC's actions in trading human slaves to aliens in order to buy time travel equipment and steal tellecomunnications technology from the future are highly deplorable and if this isn't criminal then it damn well should be.

    Seriously, if you're just making up a response to events that you know nothing about then what's the point?

  9. Re:Sounds like a federal program by CondeZer0 · · Score: 4, Funny

    As Isaac Asimov put it (wording approximate):

    "If I must be ruledby larcenous bullies, I much prefer that they be located far away. Local bullies know far more about me and my doings than faraway bullies sitting in offices in Washington, and can oppress me far more effectively."

    Source Henry Spencer: http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=Htt7u5.E6n%40 spsystems.net

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    "When in doubt, use brute force." Ken Thompson