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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. What I don't get... by tomstdenis · · Score: 0, Troll

    is why is this "bad"? I thought that American business was simply a matter of stepping on other peoples backs to climb the "success" ladder and managed to acquire [how is left as exercise to the reader] the most of an intangible object [that would be money].

    I guess getting caught is where NEC screwed up. You're supposed to take all the money while muttering something about a 2 day "same as nothing" exchange policy for defective equipment. All while another salesdemon tries to upsell you on an extended warranty. So you know, if something breaks they'll have look at it in 2 to 3 months and maybe even fix it if the devry graduate computer tech even knows how to open the fucking thing.

    Yeah modern business!!!

    Tom

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  2. GO MAKE YOUR OWN SLASHDOT THEN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    We can say whatever the hell we want, if you dont like it then GO AWAY, and guess what? We won't be missing you and your little semi-sophisticate attitude.

    -timothy

  3. Re:US-centric by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    How can the submitter tell it does?

    How can you tell I have a yoda doll shoved up my ass?

  4. Re:Sounds like a federal program by nagora · · Score: -1, Troll
    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.

    Fine talk from someone working for a company that's entire reason for existance is to keep management in high paid jobs while finding the lowest possible wage for the people doing the actual work.

    I never thought I'd see the day Alan Cox became a PHB.

    TWW

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  5. Re:US-centric by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    How can you tell I have a yoda doll shoved up my ass?

    It's the look on your face that gives it away.

  6. Re:I'm not paying by benzapp · · Score: 0, Troll

    But the real question is do you belong to the BNP?

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  7. Re:Why is no one going to jail? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Examples - all 9.11 related - off the top of my head are:

    uhh, and this got modded insightful? ... do the moderators not understand "hearsay"? Where's the links to some real sources to back this up (and, please, not the NYT, WAPO, LAT, or other usual suspects).

    Oh, that's right, I'm reading /. ...