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Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Federal probe turns up $5 million in unused computer equipment - eSchool News staff and wire service reports
SBC Corp. is refunding more than $8 million for failing to install computer equipment in Chicago schools by deadlines set under the federal eRate program, a company spokesman said Jan. 16. Congressional investigators looking into possible instances of eRate waste, fraud, and abuse say $5 million worth of computer equipment bought for Chicago schools has languished in a warehouse for years.
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