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InternetNews August 4, 2010	HP, DoJ Reach Deal to Settle Kickback Case Without admitting guilt, the computing giant has reached a settlement with authorities at the Department of Justice to resolve allegations that it provided kickbacks to win government contracts.
InternetNews December 8, 2004 Roy Mark	Inter-Tel Pleads Guilty to E-Rate Fraud The company agrees to pay $8.71 million to settle charges of bid rigging and wire fraud in dealing with the E-Rate program. E-Rate helps schools and libraries connect to the Internet.
InternetNews February 9, 2006 Roy Mark	Bid-Rigging Costs Firm in E-Rate Fraud California computer maker Premio agrees to pay fines and restitution for bid-rigging and mail fraud in E-Rate program that provides technology for schools.
InternetNews May 28, 2004 Roy Mark	NEC Subsidiary Admits to E-Rate Fraud The company agrees to $20.6 million fine to settle criminal charges of swindling a program designed to bring Internet connections to schools and libraries.
InternetNews December 27, 2004 Colin C. Haley	E-Rate Receives Relief Under the program, telecom companies or contractors provide eligible equipment and services to schools and libraries at a discount, and the federal government covers the difference through the E-Rate fund.
InternetNews March 17, 2005 Roy Mark	Tales of Fraud, Abuse in School E-Rate Program New report says troubled school Internet subsidy program marred by waste, fraud and abuse.
InternetNews June 29, 2006 Roy Mark	Indiana Pays Up For E-Rate Fraud Earlier this week, Indiana agreed to pay nearly $8.3 million to the U.S. government as part of a civil settlement involving the state's now-defunct Intelenet Commission, which handled E-rate payments.
InternetNews October 25, 2004 Roy Mark	Two Brothers Plead Guilty in E-Rate Ring Two more vendors pleaded guilty Friday to fraud charges related to the country's troubled E-rate program, the $2.25 billion initiative launched in 1997 to help schools and libraries connect to the Internet.
InternetNews June 15, 2005 Roy Mark	FCC Launches E-Rate Inquiry The Federal Communications Commission is launching a comprehensive review of the school and library Internet subsidy plan.
InternetNews January 16, 2004 Roy Mark	E-Rate Probe Focuses on Chicago A Congressional panel wants to know more about possible equipment stockpiling by Chicago public schools.
InternetNews June 17, 2004 Roy Mark	Lack of Funding Hurting E-rate Oversight The Inspector General tells Congress that fraud, waste and abuse will likely continue without adequate investigative resources.
T.H.E. Journal October 2004 Sara Fitzgerald	The Impotance of Obeying E-Rate's Rules Now more than ever, it's important for school officials to pay close attention to the E-rate program's rules and requirements in order to help ensure that this significant funding source for school technology is not disrupted.
InternetNews February 12, 2007 Roy Mark	Former Telco Exec Convicted of E-Rate Fraud A former Texas telecom executive faces up to a maximum of 140 years in prison and a $250,000 fine following his conviction Friday for defrauding the federal E-Rate program that supports Internet connections and equipment for schools and libraries.
Information Today December 16, 2014	E-Rate Program Increases Broadband Budget The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved an E-rate program modernization order that will expand public libraries' broadband access.
InternetNews April 20, 2006 Roy Mark	School Official Hit With E-Rate Fraud Charge A former South Carolina school technology director is facing charges she committed mail and wire fraud in a scheme to defraud the federal E-rate program that helps schools and libraries connect to the Internet.
InternetNews December 7, 2006 Roy Mark	Feds Charge Former Telecom Exec With E-Rate Fraud A former South Texas telecom executive is facing nine counts of wire fraud for allegedly bilking the federal E-Rate program for schools and libraries out of more than $140,000.
Reason October 2004 Lisa Snell	School Net Scams Large corporations have gained millions from the E-rate feeding trough. With the federal government auditing less than 1 percent of E-rate recipients, these cases may be just the tip of the iceberg in a program that has spent $13 billion to date.
InternetNews October 19, 2005 Roy Mark	Failing Grade For FCC's E-Rate Program Lawmakers promise reform legislation to clean up program that helps schools and libraries connect to the Internet.
InternetNews February 8, 2011	FCC Begins USF Transition to Broadband Commissioners vote unanimously to begin the process of overhauling $8 billion federal telecom subsidy to eliminate waste and shift funding from telephone service to broadband.
Information Today July 17, 2014	E-rate Program Gets Bigger Wi-Fi Budget The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) updated the E-rate Program to allow the addition of more Wi-Fi networks to U.S. schools and libraries.
InternetNews April 24, 2006 Roy Mark	Feds Nab E-Rate Fraudsters A Houston-based networking company agreed Friday to pay more than $4.6 million in fines and restitution to settle E-Rate fraud charges.
T.H.E. Journal February 10, 2010 David Nagel	'E-Rate 2.0' Would Expand Broadband Access, Fund E-Book Pilot E-rate is a federal program that provides schools and libraries with discounts on telecommunications, Internet, and networking technologies and services.
InternetNews September 21, 2010	HP Buries Hatchet With Oracle in Hurd Case HP and Oracle settle lawsuit over departing CEO Mark Hurd, agreeing to a forfeiture of millions of dollars in stock options.
Information Today February 3, 2015	ALA Educates Libraries About the E-rate Program The American Library Association launched the Got E-rate? initiative, which encourages library leaders to apply for internet discounts as part of the E-rate program.
InternetNews October 28, 2010	Verizon Settles With FCC for $25M The $25 million settlement resolves charges that Verizon profited from millions of dollars in accidental data charges to customers over the past three years.
Information Today August 11, 2015	E-rate Program Update The Federal Communications Commission pushed back its Sept. 1 deadline for providing schools funding for wireless and internet upgrades as part of the E-rate program.
T.H.E. Journal April 2001	Congress Passes New Federal Filtering Requirements Congress has passed the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and the Neighborhood Protection Act. Almost identical, these acts require that schools and libraries receiving e-rate, TLCF and/or LSTA funds have a policy of Internet safety in place...
InternetNews April 7, 2005 Roy Mark	Federal E-Rate Indictments Grow Six companies and five individuals charged with wire fraud, collusion, aiding and abetting, and conspiracy.
T.H.E. Journal November 2005	Uncovering E-Rate Mismanagement A new subcommittee report details the waste, fraud, and abuse of the E-Rate program over a 2 1/2-year investigation.
Information Today July 23, 2013 Barbie E. Keiser	E-Rate Connects America's Classrooms, Libraries The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation convened on July 17, 2013 to discuss ways to strengthen E-Rate (E-Rate 2.0: Connecting Every Child to the Transformative Power of Technology).
InternetNews July 14, 2004 Boulton & Kuchinskas	HP Notches $500M in Outsourcing Deals HP on Wednesday closed three new IT outsourcing contracts totaling nearly $500 million. The company inked deals with MCI, Standard Register and TD Bank Financial Group.
InternetNews July 5, 2006 Roy Mark	NEC Barred From E-Rate Program The FCC reduces a possible three-year ban from the E-Rate program for NEC-Business Network Solutions'.
T.H.E. Journal November 2004	2005 HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative The program will award grants in cash and HP equipment to K-12 public schools and higher education institutions who are using mobile technology in innovative ways.
T.H.E. Journal October 2000	eChalk eChalk, a Web-based communication provider for K-12 public, private and parochial schools, announced that it has been named the first Application Service Provider to earn eligibility for federal Education Rate (E-rate) funding...
InternetNews May 18, 2010	HP Beats Street on Servers, PC Strength HP tops expectations amid a sign of returning strength in the hardware market.
InternetNews March 2, 2006 Clint Boulton	Gateway, HP Settle Patent Claims Gateway agreed to pay HP $47 million to settle patent-infringement lawsuits, and the two companies will cross-license each other's patent portfolios for seven years.
InternetNews October 22, 2010	HP Debuts Slate 500 Tablet for Enterprise Computing heavyweight HP has formally entered the red-hot tablet market, unveiling its long-awaited Slate 500, a device geared for business customers.
T.H.E. Journal April 2007	Email on Demand by SchoolSpan SchoolSpan has tackled a tough legal issue now facing school districts - destruction of evidence.
T.H.E. Journal August 2008 Rama Ramaswami	Make It Stretch As technology funding dwindles, districts must use the resources they do have to maximum advantage.
Information Today April 29, 2014 Nancy K. Herther	FCC and IMLS Focus on Libraries, Broadband, and the Future of Net Neutrality Libraries as Key to Addressing the Digital Divide... The FCC Announces a Game-Change for Net Neutrality... Governmental and Business Efforts to Speed Up Access...
InternetNews December 9, 2004 Roy Mark	Senate Approves Last Minute Telecom Package Legislation includes spectrum relocation funds and reprieve for stalled E-Rate funds.
InternetNews May 23, 2007 David Needle	HP Settles With SEC Over Boardroom Drama The Securities and Exchange Commission said HP should have reported reasons for board member's resignation.
The Motley Fool February 25, 2009 Anders Bylund	HP May Fall Apart -- in a Good Way Hewlett-Packard just created a whole new business unit out of fresh EDS services and a few old scraps. The new communications and media solutions segment puts all of HP's products for media and telecom providers under one virtual roof.
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InternetNews February 23, 2004 Michael Singer	HP Acquisition Drives German Services Push The computer and printer maker looks to score more automotive and manufacturing services contracts.
InternetNews January 25, 2011	HP Expands Hybrid Public-Private Cloud Suite HP looks to bring "enterprise-class computing" to a cloud environment, courting businesses with new products and services that promise to modernize traditional IT deployments.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2010 Rich Smith	Hewlett-Packard: International Criminal Mastermind? Or is H-P just a patsy?
InternetNews September 8, 2010	HP Targets SMBs With New Network Access Point Building off its earlier purchase of 3Com, HP unveils the HP V-M200 Access Point for small businesses with support for up to 64 wireless users.
InternetNews February 15, 2011	HP Looks to Rewire Data Center Design Amid cloud computing hype, HP still sees a strong demand among enterprise customers for data center services, particularly as IT spending levels are beginning to rise again.
InternetNews August 6, 2010	HP CEO Hurd Quits After Harassment Investigation As the executive who oversaw its turnaround departs, the tech titan rushes to reassure customers and shareholders.