IBM Will Pay $24.25 Million to Resolve FCC Probes
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IBM will pay $24.25 million to resolve FCC probes:
IBM Corp has agreed to pay $24.25 million to resolve [investigations] by the Federal Communications Commission(FCC) over subsidies awarded to connect schools and libraries to broadband.
[...] IBM [said] it "acted appropriately in its support of the E-rate program, but in the interest of amicably resolving a longstanding matter we are pleased to have reached this settlement".
More about the E-Rate: Universal Service Program from the FCC:
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